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Greg Abbott: “Over the past year we've seen slow but increasing activity…”

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Published September 16, 2024 | Video Starts at 17:33

Now it's been in the news in Colorado obviously and former President Trump and Katie Manson mentioned it on the campaign. Is there can you address the timing of this and why you're bringing it up? Well, because Over the past year we've seen slow but increasing activity by TDA interstate. As I pointed out several months ago, we began the arrests of TDA or suspected TDA members in the state of Texas. (17:33–17:42)

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Asserts that TDA activity has been increasing in Texas over the past year.

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“Intelligence reports show TDA has been given the green light to shoot law enforcement officers in the United States.”
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“Since 2021, more than 3,000 illegal immigrants from Venezuela have been arrested in Texas.”
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“Another more than 200 are wanted.”
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“There is no database to be able to determine that or confirm [if someone is a TDA member].”
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“There is currently no TDA database to be able to verify if these arrests are of TDA members or non TDA members.”
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“I ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to launch a statewide operation directly targeting TDA.”
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“I signed laws that provide more than $100 million to support these anti gang centers over just the next two years.”
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“I directed DPS to elevate TDA to a tier one gang.”
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“More than 20 arrests were made, many of whom were suspected [TDA] members for charges that include human smuggling, prostitution, possession…”
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“More than 100 suspected TDA members were arrested after the riots at the El Paso border when immigrants assaulted the Texas National Guard.”
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“I am officially declaring TDA a foreign terrorist organization.”
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“Texas will also use a newly passed law in our state to impose a mandatory minimum of at least 10 years behind bars against TDA gang members…”
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“We now have either suspected, suspected or documented TDA members in the state of Texas.”
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“We know that if we don't stop this now, it could spread rapidly across our state, endangering people across our state.”
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“We want to get ahead of that process and cut this off right now and make sure TDA understands when they come to the state of Texas, they're…”
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“We have one goal, and that is to arrest them and make them understand that Texas is the wrong state for them to be trying to do business in.”
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