evidence: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shares fake article about Garth Brooks getting booed for being 'woke' Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared and quickly deleted a fake news article about country singer Garth Brooks over the weekend while trying to make a point about what he considers "woke" politics from the musician. Abbott retweeted the story which said Brooks was booed off the stage at the 123rd Texas Country Jamboree in the city of Hambriston. Both the festival and city are fake.