I represent Senate District 9, which encompasses northeast Tarrant county and then drapes over into Dallas county with the majority of Grand Prairie and Irving, South Irving as well. Well, we're very fortunate in the state of Texas is Texas is in good shape. Even with the downturn in the oil and gas areas, our economy is still strong. We've diversified through the years where we're not as dependent upon that part of it segment of our economy as we once were. And so we're continuing to move. (00:21–00:28)
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Asserts that Texas's economy remains strong despite a downturn in the oil and gas sector.
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