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Greg Abbott: “It was Texas that led this effort from the start, adding…”

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Maps have illegally been drawn based on race, Gov Abbott says

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

And as you pointed out, with the addition of Florida, now Tennessee, other states stepping up. I applaud Louisiana, I applaud Alabama for joining what Texas actually began. It was Texas that led this effort from the start, adding five new Republican seats. We knew what was coming. We course corrected the Texas map. It's essential that all other states in America do the same thing, to course correct. (02:07–02:13)

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