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Video: Perry Outlines Border Security Plan

Gov. Rick Perry announced on Monday that the state will activate as many as 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to enhance security on the Texas-Mexico border; here is the video of his remarks.

By Alana RochaJuly 21, 2014, 4:53 p.m. CentralUpdated July 21, 2014, 4:53 p.m. Central

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Video: Perry Outlines Border Security Plan

by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune
July 21, 2014

<h1>Video: Perry Outlines Border Security Plan</h1>
<p class="byline">by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune <br />July 21, 2014</p>

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<p><span>Gov.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>&nbsp;announced on Monday that the state will activate&nbsp;as many as 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to enhance security on the Texas-Mexico border; here is the video of his remarks.</span></p>
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Video: Perry Outlines Border Security Plan

Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune
July 21, 2014

Gov. Rick Perry announced on Monday that the state will activate as many as 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to enhance security on the Texas-Mexico border; here is the video of his remarks.

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