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Greg Abbott: “The state of Texas doesn't have [referendums] as part of our…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Interview with Governor Greg Abbott on Texas School Voucher Program and SNAP Benefits

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

And the top question that we're getting from our audience is why was the issue not put forth as a referendum that they could have voted on? So for one, there are other states that do referendums. The state of Texas doesn't have [referendums] as part of our legislative process. But states like California, they're governed by initiative and referendum, and it's total chaos out there. We in Texas, we elect representatives to go listen to their constituents and to cast votes based upon their districts. (00:26–00:31)

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Asserts that Texas does not have referendums in its legislative process.

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