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Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."

There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.

Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years…

 "Three in four low-income workers don’t have any paid sick days available."

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  

Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined."

More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.

Says Austin trains are "full" at rush hour and "packed" for special events.

"With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens."

Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."

"The brutal fact is, when it comes to education, America is slipping" behind other nations.

Says Texas ranks first in executions among the states.