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Ted Cruz: “When I was first elected 13 years ago, we had 26 million…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:34

So we've had. It has now been more than a decade that we have had over 1000 people a day moving to Texas. So When I was first elected 13 years ago, we had 26 million Texans. Today, we have over 31 million Texans. So we've added 5 million Texans in 13 years. And the biggest state folks come from is California. It's interesting, the migration pattern. You get a lot of California to Texas. (08:34–08:42)

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Asserts that Texas's population has grown from 26 million to over 31 million in 13 years.

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