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Greg Abbott: “What the City Council did today does fully comply with the…”

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Well, there's a big controversy swirling about that, Will, because it comes from comments made by the city attorney, apparently to appease the City Council for the vote that they took. Let's go back in time. What the City Council did today does fully comply with the agreement they entered into to get the money from the state of Texas. However, also a signer of that agreement is the police department. And if the police department does not come up with rules that comply, then they're going to lose the money. (02:16–02:25)

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Asserts that the City Council's actions comply with the agreement for state funding.

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