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Greg Abbott: “Under the law, that changed in a lawsuit that was filed by…”

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Governor Greg Abbott Discusses THC Regulation and Redistricting in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

Why did you add redistricting to the special session call? So there's. Since the last time that we did redistricting, the law has changed. And Under the law, that changed in a lawsuit that was filed by Democrats and the decision came out last year, it says that coalition districts are no longer required. There's been criticism of you saying you're letting President Trump call the shots. Listen, people are always going to lodge criticisms. I'm not worried about stuff like that. (01:45–01:55)

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Asserts that a recent court decision states coalition districts are no longer required.

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