Greg Abbott: “There have been 200 people in Harris county murdered by…”

“And when they got elected, they judged as socialists. What did they do? They allowed people who are arrested for murder to get out on bail with either no bail or low bail. There have been 200 people in Harris county murdered by someone who had been previously arrested for murder. It's outrageous. And we got together with Briscoe, Cain and Dennis Paul and we put a stop to it with the law that we passed keeping those dangerous criminals where they belong, and that is behind bars.” (13:59–14:08)

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