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Kelly Hancock: “Picked up a seat in San Antonio. So it changed by one.”

Featuring: Kelly Hancock, Republican | State Senator, Texas, District 9

Senator Kelly Hancock on Inside Texas Politics, WFAA What to expect in the 2019 legislative session

Published June 6, 2019 | Video Starts at 01:01

So it's it changed by one. It narrows things a tad, though. I mean, they lost Don and Don Huff Fiennes and Connie Burton as well. And Picked up a seat in San Antonio. So it changed by one. The net is small, though. But I've talked to you multiple times, Senator west, about Democratic influence and how tough it always has been. You always said just wait. (01:01–01:05)

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Asserts that Republicans gained a seat in San Antonio, changing the Senate composition by one.

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