On Asia trip, Gov. Greg Abbott focuses on AI, space exploration as Texas advantages

NAGOYA, JAPAN — The beaten path to national security has typically involved developing lethal weapons, a skilled military, and the food and fuel needed to sustain a country.

With advanced technology increasingly charting the world’s future, Gov. Greg Abbott has focused on two areas of exploration — artificial intelligence and outer space — as core themes of his economic development trip to East Asia.

Working to entice business and political leaders in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to invest in Texas, Abbott says AI and space…