AUSTIN, TX - Sen. Kelly Hancock today issued the following statement:

"I have been honored to help lead our state through five years of economic growth and record-breaking job creation as Chairman of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee. The new Administration in D.C. has created an immediate crisis of epic proportions at the U.S.-Mexico border, and I look forward to joining with Governor Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and my legislative allies in addressing this urgent matter as Chairman of the Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee."

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