America is grieving the brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University — a shocking attack that stunned every patriot who believes in free speech and the future of our country. Conservatives across the nation have looked to leaders to stand firm, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott answered the call by publicly mourning Kirk and defending his legacy.
Abbott didn’t offer empty words; he moved to honor Kirk and to hold accountable those who would celebrate political violence, ordering flags lowered in Texas and urging swift investigations into educators and others who glorified the murder online. That kind of leadership is exactly what conservatives expect from a governor — not silence or equivocation from elites who reflexively side with rioters and anarchists.
While the left’s toxic rhetoric continues to poison campus culture, Abbott has also been relentless on border security, working with federal partners and deploying state resources to back up ICE and law enforcement so our communities stay safe. Texas won’t stand idly by as Washington looks the other way; the governor has expanded state tools to arrest and remove dangerous illegal entrants and to coordinate with federal immigration efforts.
Charlie Kirk’s message — faith, patriotism, and the resilience of youth — ignited a movement, and that movement showed up in force at memorials where tens of thousands of Americans paid tribute to his life and sacrifice. Conservatives should seize this moment: turn mourning into organizing, grief into voter registration, and resolve into a renewed effort to reclaim campuses and communities for decency and truth.
Let there be no mistake: cowardly mockery of an assassinated American will not be tolerated, and leaders like Abbott who push back against that moral rot deserve our applause and support. Hardworking patriots know we must defend our institutions, protect our children from radical ideologies, and keep fighting so Charlie’s mission lives on far more powerfully than the cowards who tried to silence him ever imagined.