Greg Abbott: “I signed a law that bans Islamic radical Sharia cities like…”

“But we want to make sure it didn't spread in Harris county or any other place. And that is with the help of Briscoe, Cain, and with Dennis Paul, I signed a law that bans Islamic radical Sharia cities like Epic City up there near the Dallas area. And because that law, they got to my desk, that's what gave me the power to designate foreign terrorist organizations like Muslim Brotherhood and CARE as foreign terrorist organizations that prevent them from having any presence in the state of Texas.” (16:25–16:34)

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