When I first became governor, I was shocked to learn that other states were leading Texas as a concern. Tier 1 research universities. I promised to double that. And now Texas has more tier one research universities than any other state in the United States. Same thing applies to our K12 schools, and that is today Texas has more Blue Ribbon K12 schools than any other state in the United States. (00:30–00:36)
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Asserts that Texas leads the U.S. in the number of tier one research universities.
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