Rick Perry correct that record number of immigrants not from Mexico are being apprehended at border
A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border."
U.S. army was smaller than the army for Portugal before World War II
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
Van de Putte, affirming Texas-Mexico trade ties, draws on outdated figure
Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
Lamar Smith claim about Obama’s ‘prison break’ of illegal immigrants fails to acknowledge detainees had served criminal sentences and all releases weren’t discretionary
"Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions…
Average student loan debt in Texas close to price of a pickup truck, though privately taken student loans can be refinanced
"The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed…
Few Hispanic residents elected to Austin City Council through history
Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.
Texas law permits long rifles to be toted in public
"Public display of a long rifle is perfectly legal in Texas."
Texas Right to Life exaggerates on claim of ‘faceless hospital panel’ determining treatment
In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young…
In 2014, Rick Perry saying he opposes federal government setting minimum wage
Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
Sullivan claim about federal workers owing on taxes pegs correct figure, fails to acknowledge more of the rest of us are delinquent
"From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes."
Rick Perry right on cuts in air pollutants, but overlooks facets
Since 2000, Texas has reduced "harmful pollutants in the air like nitrogen oxide by 62.5 percent, and ozone by 23 percent--a reduction that is 12…
Shrub found in wild during California highway project transplanted for $148,000; move wasn’t paid for with Obama-approved economic stimulus aid
The Obama administration spent "$205,075 in ‘stimulus’ funds to relocate a shrub that sells for $16."