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Greg Abbott: “We were able to get the votes needed for a constitutional…”

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Governor Greg Abbott Discusses Overhaul of Texas Bail System

Published | Video Starts at 00:23

Because people were being murdered, crazily murdered, by people who have been murdered, somebody else before and arrested and let out on bail. This is crime and murder caused by government policy. That government policy needed a change. And that's why We were able to get the votes needed for a constitutional amendment as well as the votes needed for three very powerful bills that completely overhaul the broken bail system that we've had in the state of Texas. Your office and Lieutenant Governor, his office, you used some of the Breaking Bond reports to sort of highlight the issue. Right. (00:23–00:35)

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Asserts that a constitutional amendment and three bills were passed to overhaul Texas's bail system.

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