So we have an across the board urgency to make sure that we address the water issue. So much so that in my state of the state address, I made fixing the water problem an emergency item [in my state of the state address]. And the good news is we had the legislature step up and get that job done with the largest water law in the history of the great state of Texas. (07:14–07:22)
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Asserts that Greg Abbott declared fixing the water problem an emergency item in his state address.
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