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Veronica Escobar: “We have seen Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott challenge prior…”

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

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Escobar discusses Big Bend construction, data centers and the Iran war

Published | Video Starts at 06:43

And you're saying even if it is on federal property, the state needs to challenge this in court? Absolutely. We have seen Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott challenge prior administration. Usually it's Democratic administrations when they don't agree with a federal plan. they can and should do this and they should defend Texas sovereignty and Texas national treasures. And let me ask you about another issue that is certainly gaining a lot of attention right now, and that's data centers. (06:43–06:56)

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Asserts that Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott have historically challenged federal plans from Democratic administrations.

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