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For more on border security in the Texas battle over redistricting.
And constitutional questions concerning our courthouse they -- to these same.
These are just some of the issues that attorney general Greg -- of the great state of Texas has to deal with.
On a daily basis great to have you with us attorney general.
Lou great to be back but let's start with sheriff Arpaio.
Eight.
Be your thoughts on the Justice Department.
Investigation.
Prosecution.
-- profile.
Listen both of those items you mentioned how are just a couple of additional trees and a growing for -- to problems surrounding.
Washington DC's failure to protect and secure the border.
Both of those issues as well as others.
-- provide mounting evidence about the dangers of spillover violence as well as illegal immigration none of which is being adequately addressed.
-- the president had the audacity to come down here to Texas and the the border with safer than ever before.
And within weeks after leaving.
There have been shootouts between Texas law enforcement officers -- cartel members of Mexico.
There were stories about how the cartels and Mexico were coming into schools in -- -- -- Texas recruiting stood -- in those schools to be part of those cartels.
Lou this is getting very serious very dangerous.
Taxes providing its own state resource is to protect the border those resource is don't match the cartels.
We've been reaching out to the Obama administration for additional resources so we can do a better job of protecting the safety and security of our fellow Americans.
And their frustration.
And then that I know that you are on the and the and the government of the great state of Texas -- here.
Do you have any sense that the president.
Any of the department heads -- the -- Homeland Security justice whatever the the state department for crying -- lot.
Is there any response from this administration at all to your injuries to your communication.
Probably lose the here's a growing sense.
Of abandonment by the Obama -- the administration.
Because it it was just the week before last.
When the administration came out and said they are reducing.
The number of National Guard troops assigned to the Texas border.
So things are growing worse and weaker as opposed to better and stronger.
Tell us about your redistricting battle Texas set to gain for seats that's a happy thing.
Sort -- ready -- stand.
Well the way redistricting -- -- -- taxes as the lines are drawn by the state legislature.
Reflecting the policy choices of the people -- a Texas.
That was challenged about some plaintiffs here in the -- -- Texas.
There was a new map.
Drawn from scratch by couple of federal judges a lot of appeal that immediately.
To the United States Supreme Court.
In a very rare and unusual move.
The United States Supreme Court not only granted our case instead of oral arguments on -- where the night.
But also stayed at our but stopped implementation of the maps drawn by the federal judges.
Here -- the federal the DS Supreme Court is is getting into the middle of our election process because the map drawn by the district court was so wrong.
My guess is that you are found some -- but as you listen to their Gingrich describe it is it's on the -- the federal -- -- attorney general it's always great to talk with you we appreciated so much.
Attorney general that you have it the --
