Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection, easing the Republican’s path to a third term and keeping his options for a 2024 White House bid alive.

Support for Trump among grassroots Republicans remains sky high, and his decision to back Abbott should keep at bay any challengers the second-term governor might face in the GOP primary in 2022. Renomination in hand, and on the ballot in a midterm election with President Joe Biden in the White House, Abbott should be in a position to win another four years at the helm in Austin.