Fact Check Posts – Page 5

How much has crime gone down at the Texas-Mexico border?

By Madlin Mekelburg

July 25, 2019

Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.

When did it become a crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border?

By Madlin Mekelburg

July 12, 2019

Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."

Austin homeless policy doesn’t allow camping on private property

By Madlin Mekelburg

July 5, 2019

Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and…

Fact-checking Ted Cruz on apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border

By Madlin Mekelburg

June 27, 2019

"As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put…

Fact-checking John Cornyn on drug trafficking, drug overdoses

By Madlin Mekelburg

June 21, 2019

"Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half…

Did people lie about the maternal mortality rate in Texas, as Abbott said?

By Madlin Mekelburg

June 11, 2019

"Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10…

How long has O’Rourke said ‘it’s time for Congress to act’ on impeachment?

By Madlin Mekelburg

June 10, 2019

"For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings."

No, more people will not enter the United States illegally than be born here in a year

By Madlin Mekelburg

June 5, 2019

"We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."

No, undocumented immigrants aren’t impacting the waitlist for public housing in Houston

By Madlin Mekelburg

May 30, 2019

More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.

How much has local government debt increased in Texas?

By Madlin Mekelburg

May 24, 2019

"Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years."

Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?

By Madlin Mekelburg

May 17, 2019

Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.

It’s true, Texas has removed more Confederate monuments than other states

By Madlin Mekelburg

May 10, 2019

"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."

Latest Fact Checks By Madlin Mekelburg

How much has crime gone down at the Texas-Mexico border?

When did it become a crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border?

Austin homeless policy doesn’t allow camping on private property

Fact-checking Ted Cruz on apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border

Fact-checking John Cornyn on drug trafficking, drug overdoses

Did people lie about the maternal mortality rate in Texas, as Abbott said?

How long has O’Rourke said ‘it’s time for Congress to act’ on impeachment?

No, more people will not enter the United States illegally than be born here in a year

No, undocumented immigrants aren’t impacting the waitlist for public housing in Houston

How much has local government debt increased in Texas?

Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?

It’s true, Texas has removed more Confederate monuments than other states