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Roundup: Garland Shooting, Jade Helm and a Lege Update

This week in the Roundup: Gov. Greg Abbott calls the Garland shooting a "heinous crime," Abbott also defends his decision to order the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military training exercise, and the Legislature advances key measures as the end of session nears.

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This week in the Roundup: Gov. Greg Abbott calls the shooting outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed a "heinous crime," Abbott also defends his decision to order the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military training exercise, and the Legislature advances key measures as the end of session nears. 

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