Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink.

In an appearance before the conservative Texas Law Federalist Society, Gov. Greg Abbott fielded questions in his political wheelhouse. Except for one.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that the special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat won’t be held until November