Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday touted Texas for its innovation amid the global chip shortage crisis that is impacting the production of automobiles and consumer electronics, declaring that his state will be the “home of semiconductor manufacturing going forward.” In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” the Republican governor touched upon the chip crisis, which is estimated to cost the auto industry $210 billion globally in lost revenue in 2021, and said that the United States had mistakenly outsourced chips from foreign countries such as China. “The country made a mistake over the past one or two decades to farm out the manufacturing of all these essential supplies, whether it be now semiconductors or could be health care supplies that we needed during the time of COVID, whatever the case may be, we need to not depend upon China or other countries for our essential needs, for things like semiconductors,” Abbott said. “That is exactly why Texas actually is leading the way, becoming the home for semiconductors that go into everything that …