Despite a flood of spending by a political action committee (PAC) tied to Gov. Greg Abbott, mayoral candidate Rolando Pablos fell 8 points short of closing the deal with Alamo City voters Saturday night. It was a resounding Republican defeat in a much-watched race, but political observers said they don’t expect to see Abbott and Texas GOP end their efforts to back local candidates in San Antonio and other blue Texas cities. A former Texas secretary of state under Abbott, Pablos ran as a fiscal conservative and pulled in some $630,000 from the Texas Economic Fund PAC, which is run by the son of Abbott’s chief political strategist.
