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Greg Abbott: “We're sitting on the largest budget surplus in the history…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott's 1-on1- interview with ABC13

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

That helps them be able to pay their bills and take care of their families and have a slice of their own share of prosperity in the state of Texas. But there's also side benefits from our very strong economy. We're sitting on the largest budget surplus in the history of our state, $27 billion. And we'll use some of that money to address education, health care, school safety and things like that. (00:53–01:00)

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Asserts that Texas has a $27 billion budget surplus, the largest in its history.

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