Greg Abbott: “In the Houston area alone, over just a year or two, there…”

“… the local judges in particular in Harris county, from releasing these dangerous criminals back out onto the street only to kill somebody else. As I said then, I'll repeat now, In the Houston area alone, over just a year or two, there have been hundreds of people who lost their lives who were murdered by someone who had previously committed another murder released by the judge only to murder again. I'll repeat one example, a man named Austin Collette. Austin Collette was not only arrested for murder, he pleaded guilty to murder.” (25:17–25:34)

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