Greg Abbott: “Texans want safe communities and secure borders. I will ensure that they have them.”

“That is a law that I will work with state legislators to get passed to make sure that this is another way that we get dangerous criminals off of our streets. Texans want safe communities and secure borders. I will ensure that they have them. Somebody who does his part to ensure safe communities is Sheriff Hawthorne. Governor, thank you. I'm Brian Hawthorne. I'm the Chambers county sheriff and the immediate past president of the Sheriff's association of Texas.” (07:17–07:25)

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