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Veronica Escobar: “Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas and Arlington all have alcohol…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar Speaks on Drunk Driving During Appropriations Markup

Published | Video Starts at 00:54

Texas is home to five cities with the highest rate of drunk driving fatalities. And unfortunately, my community has the dubious distinction of being the top offender. Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas and Arlington all have alcohol related crash fatality rates between 46.3% and 51.9%. In El Paso, that number is 61%. We should not be standing in the way of options provided to Congress. (00:54–01:07)

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Provides specific fatality rates for alcohol-related crashes in four Texas cities.

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