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J.D. Scholten
J.D. Scholten
stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet:
“By 2040, 70% of the population is expected to live in just 15 states.”
Mostly True
By Sabine Martin • August 6, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on May 21, 2021 in a radio interview.:
“Over the last few years, more Virginians are moving away from Virginia than are moving to Virginia from the other 49 states.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 17, 2021
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting:
Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 7, 2020
Mark Perry
Mark Perry
stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview:
"Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • September 19, 2019
Jose Carrillo
Jose Carrillo
stated on March 28, 2018 in a Texas Capitol press conference:
"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on September 19, 2017 in a conversation with reporters:
New York has "the biggest outmigration of citizens of any state."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • September 29, 2017
John Thomaides
John Thomaides
stated on June 27, 2017 in a tweet:
Says the Austin metro region "will lead" the nation "with population growth over 50%" over the next 30 years.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2017
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
Mostly True
By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 in an interview:
In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2017
Dave Hansen
Dave Hansen
stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview:
Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2017
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.:
In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • September 26, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 in a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall:
"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."
Mostly True
By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on May 17, 2016 in a forum.:
"More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • May 31, 2016
Jack Lew
Jack Lew
stated on May 3, 2016 in an interview with Bloomberg News:
"Almost 100,000 people left Puerto Rico last year."
Mostly True
By Marta Cerava • May 17, 2016
Tim Finchem
Tim Finchem
stated on March 27, 2016 in a sports column by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman:
"Austin’s the fastest-growing city in the country the last five years."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 29, 2016
Huey Rey Fischer
Huey Rey Fischer
stated on February 8, 2016 in a press release:
"There isn’t a single (Texas) legislator under the age of 30, even though millennials make up 25 percent of the electorate in Texas."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016
Jason Stanford
Jason Stanford
stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary:
"Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.
Mostly True
By Dylan Baddour • November 25, 2014
Maxey Scherr
Maxey Scherr
stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview:
"We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2014
Texans for Reliable Power
Texans for Reliable Power
stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement:
"Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 16, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole:
Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
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