Abbott clearly avoided answering the question on whether Texas would physically block access to the border by fed agents. Didn't even come close to answering it.
No doubt intentional, and he wasn't pressed on it. Certainly it's a reasonable but toxic question to answer in the affirmative. Which is probably a good clue as to that being the answer.
“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”