New 'Abbott Impact' app launches to encourage Republicans to vote

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(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign has launched a new “Abbott Impact” app to empower conservatives help Republicans encourage their friends and neighbors to vote in the November 4 election.

Early voting is underway through Oct. 31.

Abbott launched the app while addressing the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW) at an awards luncheon Friday in San Antonio. It matches a user’s contact list to a state voter file, allowing Texans to personally reach out to friends who haven’t voted yet and share voting reminders directly on social media.

The new app “will allow you to match your contacts to the Texas voter file and see which of your Republican friends have voted,” Abbott told a crowd of several hundred. “For those who haven’t, you can contact them directly in the app, post reminders on social media, and help get out the vote for conservative candidates. This will be one of our key tools this election to ensure that Texas remains bright red.”

The TFRW celebrated its 70th anniversary this year after advocating for conservative policies and candidates statewide. In doing, “The Texas Federation of Republican Women charted a course for the future of politics in Texas,” Abbott said. “Because of what they started, Texas has become the largest Republican state in the United States of America.”

“TFRW's work is more important now than ever before,” he argued, because “liberal Democrats plan to spend millions of dollars to flip Texas blue ahead of the November 2026 election.”

Political analysts have argued flipping Texas blue is unlikely any time soon after election data shows voters increasingly voted Republican in the last two elections, including Hispanic, Asian and Black voters. The significant shift resulted in the Texas legislature redistricting this year to better reflect voter representation, The Center Square reported.

Abbott has been crisscrossing the state at “Get Out the Vote” rallies encouraging voters to pass 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot. The majority, 10, restrict taxation: Proposition 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 17, The Center Square reported.

Two address public safety: bail reform (Proposition 3) and holding judges accountable (Proposition 12). Proposition 15, an amendment claiming to ensure parental rights, has widespread opposition from conservatives and liberals for different reasons, The Center Square reported.

At a GOTV event in the Houston suburb of Cypress this week, Abbott vowed to dedicate the bulk of his $90 million campaign funds to turn Harris County “dark red,” The Center Square reported. Bail and property tax reform are key issues in the county.

The Texas Legislative Council has published an analysis of each proposed constitutional amendment available to the public online.

The “Abbott Impact” app is available in the Apple and Google Play stores.

One directive, “Friends,” states that “A reminder from a friend is the best way to turn out voters. See which of your contacts haven't voted and quickly send them reminders directly from the app – then come back the next day to see if they voted!”

Another directive, “Identity,” states, “You know your contacts better than anyone. Identify which of your Swing contacts are likely Republicans or Democrats and then help turn out the Republicans!”

The app also identifies how many of a user’s contacts have voted and categorizes them as Republican, Swing or Democrat with associated percentages.