https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/how-gun-violence-in-texas-compares-to-other-states/ar-AALx8bT Abbott called out Chicago, New York and California as being deadlier than Texas. New York is at 48, California is at 44, and Illinois is at 37. Texas is at 26, it appears Abbott is wrong. It also appears the top 15 states for gun deaths are all RED state conservative .