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Oct 27, 9:16 PM EDTAbbott promises to "look into" Confederate plaque in CapitolBy PAUL J. WEBERAssociated PressAUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott denied that he favors removing from the Texas Capitol a Confederate plaque that says slavery was not an underlying cause of the Civil War after a black lawmaker who privately met with the Republican governor earlier Friday said Abbott indicated support for taking it down.Democratic state Rep. Eric Johnson, who for months has called for removing a plaque titled "Children of the Confederacy Creed," which has hung in the Capitol since 1959, initially praised Abbott following an hour-long meeting in Dallas. He said Abbott had agreed the plaque was inaccurate and, according to Johnson, indicated support for taking it down.But his mood soured after Abbott's office gave a conflicting account of the meeting, saying the governor did not agree to remove that plaque and that state officials would study the matter.Continued at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONFEDERATE_MONUMENTS_TEXAS?SITE=MYPSP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-10-27-21-16-39