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O’ROURKE: “This is one of, if not the most diverse states in the united States of America, as Amy and I have found traveling to each one of the 254 counties of Texas, we have this incredibly beautiful, diverse story to tell about who we are and where we're from, and what we contribute to the future of this country. In these border communities, these bi-national cities, we can tell the positive story of immigration. In the panhandle and in westow we grow the fiber and food that clothes and feeds so much of the world. In Houston and Beaumont we talk about being energy leaders and contributing to 10% of the Texas economy. Going to a place like sweet water or roscoe, being number one in the United States of America in the generation of wind power. We are a state that you may know, for the discussion around sb-6, this idea that we try to scare parents about transgender kids coming into their child's bathroom. Though we know that than perpetrators. You can be fired for being gay. What you may not know if you live outside of Texas, this state is fully committed to the full civil rights of each and every single one of us. Wants to stand up regardless of your sexual orientation, to make sure that you can do everything that you're intended to do in your life. This is a state defined by its ambitions. Last in the country in health care, and making sure you can see a doctor, we will lead to be the first in quality health care. Teachers who, by our state constitution, cannot effectively organize or strike for better conditions or wages, we will organize for them. And insist that they are paid a living wage, work only one job, the most important one, and teach directly to the child and not to the test. This is a state that is going to positively surprise the rest of the country with our leadership. So thank you for asking.”