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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dennis Bonnen announce school finance deal

The "Big Three" spoke to news outlets as the Texas legislative session neared its end.

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen hold a joint press conference on the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion on Jan. 9, 2019.
Gov. Greg Abbott (left), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune

With the Texas legislative session drawing to a close, the state's top leaders announced they had reached a deal on the session's biggest issues: school finance and property tax reform.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen spoke from the Governor's Mansion on Thursday afternoon. Watch an archived video from the press conference below, courtesy of KXAN-TV.

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