Greg Abbott said next year he will work with the legislature to put in some basic protections. Well, so what has happened is everybody's trying to get their project in under the wire. He [Greg Abbott] announced to all his donors, you got a year to get in with no rules. And that accounts for this mad rush that is happening right now. So he has the power to issue a moratorium now with an executive order and to call the legislature back today in an emergency special session to pass real reforms that empower people. (04:08–04:22)
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Asserts that Greg Abbott informed donors they have a year to operate without rules.
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