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Greg Abbott: “We set up this new research initiative where we as a state…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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An Interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with Texas Exes

Published | Video Starts at 02:44

But as well as to bring in even better researchers and better students, we want to replicate that model at all of our universities, let's say, in the University of Texas system, but really at all universities in the state of Texas. And so We set up this new research initiative where we as a state provide matching funding for all of our public universities who are able to attract a Nobel Laureate or a National Academy member. who may go on to be the next Nobel Laureate. We want in Texas to be the home of the broadest sector of the best and brightest minds and researchers in the United States of America. (02:44–02:57)

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Asserts that Texas has a state-funded research initiative to attract top researchers.

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