Mothers Against Greg Abbott, a women-led PAC, have raised more than $75,000 towards billboards advocating for Beto O'Rourke.

Mothers Against Greg Abbott, a women-led PAC, have raised more than $75,000 toward billboards advocating for Beto O'Rourke. The Political Action Committee told MySA that five billboards are on display across Texas, while 11 more will roll out next week.

The billboard recites the statement Abbott gave after the Uvalde shooting that it "could have been worse." The mass shooting killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on May 24. The billboard also shows a picture of the Uvalde elementary school and states "Stop School Gun Violence. Vote Beto!"

According to Mothers Against Greg Abbott, the group plans to display several billboards with different messages across Texas. The billboard is just one of the advertisements and actions the group has pushed ahead of the gubernatorial election in November. 

On Monday, August 15, the group released a 30-second ad titled "Back to School," in which a young Texas student prepares for his first day of school by wearing body armor. The ad featured a mother getting her son ready for school and then taking a photo of his look, which included a bulletproof vest and helmet.

"Our children are not soldiers," the ad stated on the screen. "Vote for change on November 8."

In another ad, a diverse coalition of Texas women talked about how they are demanding change within the Texas leadership. It started by saying, "They say nothing changes in Texas politics, until it does." The ad then started to list out the reasons why it needs to change. One woman said, "until the Texas power grid failed and our families froze without water and electricity." A woman of color also said, "until white Texas politicians removed our history from the classroom."

"We want real change for Texas now," the ad said. "Before history repeats itself. And, we are ready to fight."

The group has more than 50,000 members. It was launched almost a year ago on an extremely small scale by Austin mom Nancy Thompson, who was incensed by Abbott's ban on COVID-19 mandates.