Texas ? Flanked by Texas Republican leaders, Sen. John McCain told Texas Instruments employees that he is the only person left running for president qualified to address the threat of terrorism.

McCain spoke to 600 employees at TI’s new factory Thursday. Earlier in the day, he addressed students at Rice University in Houston and held a private fundraiser in Fort Worth.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey answered questions with McCain and echoed his statements on national security.