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Ted Cruz
stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview:

“In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."

By Brandon Mulder • September 3, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview:

"Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."

By Brandon Mulder • August 26, 2021

Ken Paxton
stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview:

The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.

By Brandon Mulder • August 13, 2021

Chip Roy
stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing:

A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”

By Brandon Mulder • August 6, 2021

Texas GOP
stated on July 20, 2021 in a fundraiser:

“Seventy four thousand... That’s how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.”

By Brandon Mulder • July 23, 2021

Ted Cruz
stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview:

"There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business."

By Brandon Mulder • July 16, 2021

Tucker Carlson
stated on June 28, 2021 in a show:

“In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission."

By Brandon Mulder • July 9, 2021

Greg Abbott
stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference:

“Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."

By Brandon Mulder • July 2, 2021

Matthew Rosendale
stated on June 16, 2021 in a tweet:

The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.”

By Brandon Mulder • June 25, 2021

George P. Bush
stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview:

“We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.”

By Brandon Mulder • June 21, 2021

Chip Roy
stated on June 3, 2021 in an interview:

Says Austin should be putting more police on the streets. “Why are we going the other way? (Austin leaders are saying) ‘Oh, let’s reimagine police by getting rid of them.' What do you have? You have a doubling of murder in Austin, Texas.”

By Brandon Mulder • June 11, 2021

Don Huffines
stated on May 10, 2021 in campaign material:

"Texans have some of the highest property taxes in the nation”

By Brandon Mulder • June 4, 2021

Lauren Boebert
stated on May 19, 2021 in an interview:

“Since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one."

By Brandon Mulder • May 25, 2021

Greg Abbott
stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview:

“We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”

By Brandon Mulder • May 21, 2021

Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting:

The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.”

By Brandon Mulder • May 14, 2021

Institute for Energy Research
stated on April 16, 2021 in an article:

“Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.”

By Brandon Mulder • May 10, 2021

Ted Cruz
stated on April 22, 2021 in a press conference:

“You didn't see Republicans when we had control of the Senate try to rig the game.”

By Brandon Mulder, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference:

“Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"

By Brandon Mulder • April 23, 2021

Greg Abbott
stated on April 11, 2021 in an interview:

Texas “could be very close to herd immunity.”

By Brandon Mulder • April 19, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference:

“Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."

By Brandon Mulder • April 9, 2021

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