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“As you leave Austin and … cross the Travis County line, it starts smelling different. And you know what that fragrance is? Freedom. It’s the smell of freedom that does not exist in Austin, Texas.”
– Gov. Greg Abbott, expressing his judgment of the city in which he lives, and its residents, whom he governs
This article appears in June 9 • 2017.
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