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Greg Abbott: “It's outrageous that we have organizations tied to terrorism…”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges AG Ken Paxton to launch probe into CAIR operations

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

Listen, I've talked to the attorney General, and they're ready, willing and able to step up and make sure they do everything that we can to safeguard Texas and Texans from organizations that have historical connections to terrorism. It's outrageous that we have organizations tied to terrorism that are involved in programs in our state. And that's exactly why I designated them as a foreign terrorist organization, to make sure that we will be able to purge their presence from the state of Texas. (03:30–03:37)

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Asserts that there are organizations with ties to terrorism involved in programs in Texas.

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