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Kelly Hancock: “Texas is leading the way economically.”

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

State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session

Published September 20, 2021 | Video Starts at 09:51

We don't have elections today. Those will be in the future. I think you'll see the governor obviously has dealt with some very, very difficult situations coming forward and Texas is leading the way economically. leading our way. We're on the backside of COVID I think we'll continue to see numbers improve. (09:51–09:55)

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Asserts that Texas is a leader in economic performance.

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“The vast majority of the growth in the state of Texas has occurred in our backyard [North Texas].”
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“Take Senator Nelson's district, nearly 250,000 additional people just in that one district.”
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“Those districts close to those corridors will be more condensed geographically, and those that are farther away will take on additional…”
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“If you just look at the population growth, it makes sense that we most likely in North Texas will be looking at an additional congressional…”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 03:40-03:50
“You have to address the numbers. And so the lines have to be drawn based on where the numbers are.”
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“We are obligated to make sure we get our numbers right and community is of interest.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 05:22-05:32
“We have in our 911 system, it's very antiquated and so that is used in an old analog system updating some of our infrastructure to address…”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 06:45-07:02
“We are going to be meeting in finance tomorrow.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 07:15-07:18
“I don't think we'll be looking at property taxes, for example, utilizing those funds in order to address that which we shared across the…”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 07:17-07:27
“I would anticipate the governor adding [property tax relief] to the call on that because it is a top priority.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 07:51-07:57
“We've passed that [property tax relief] bill a couple of times.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 08:00-08:03
“I think you'll see the governor obviously has dealt with some very, very difficult situations coming forward.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 09:43-09:51
“We're on the backside of COVID.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 09:55-09:59
“I think at the end of the day when we get to our election cycle, we'll see Governor Abbott continue to lead the state of Texas.”
State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session | Uploaded September 20, 2021 | 10:01-10:10