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Greg Abbott: “We are going to ensure that we keep Texas, a state that's…”

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Holds 'Get-Out-The-Vote' Event In La Grange As State's Primary Nears

Published February 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 31:51

And by God, we're going to fight for that. And I got to tell you something. When we band together, if you join me and everybody go vote in this election, We are going to ensure that we keep Texas, a state that's going to be preventing all these socialist leftists from taking over our state. And by God, we are going to keep Texas. Texas. But here's the deal. It's not going to happen with speeches, it's not going to happen with applause. (31:51–32:00)

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Asserts that efforts are being made to prevent socialist leftists from taking over Texas.

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