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Ted Cruz: “Murder rates in Houston have declined 18%.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

State of the Union Extravaganza

Published February 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 40:46

That's right. You know, by the way, like, a couple of weeks ago, the Houston Chronicle had a front page story that said Murder rates in Houston have declined 18%. Yep. And Heidi showed me the article because she knew it pissed me off. Because you talked about this the other day. Yes, the article. The Chronicle says nobody can figure out why. (40:46–40:56)

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