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Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2023 a Facebook post

“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2023

Greg Abbott
stated on April 5, 2023 a tweet

“Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”

By Aarón Torres • April 24, 2023

Morgan Luttrell
stated on January 10, 2023 a tweet

"Energy costs are the highest in 15 years."

By Nusaiba Mizan • February 16, 2023

Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 27, 2022 an Instagram post

"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 9, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on May 7, 2022 an Instagram post

A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.

By Gabrielle Settles • June 28, 2022

Beto O'Rourke
stated on May 25, 2022 remarks in Uvalde County, Texas

Texas is "50th in the nation in mental health care access."

May 25, 2022

Steve Kerr
stated on May 24, 2022 remarks to the media

“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”

By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2022

Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 an Instagram post

"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022

Greg Abbott
stated on February 3, 2022 a press conference

"As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 4, 2022

Beto O'Rourke
stated on November 19, 2021 a rally

"Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level."

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 28, 2022

Beto O'Rourke
stated on November 19, 2021 a rally

"Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 10, 2022

Colin Allred
stated on October 25, 2021 in a TV interview

"You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."

By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2021

Don Huffines
stated on May 10, 2021 campaign material

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

By Brandon Mulder • June 4, 2021

Jon Rosenthal
stated on January 5, 2021 a tweet

Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”

By Brandon Mulder • January 15, 2021

Christi Craddick
stated on December 12, 2020 a tweet

Says that the oil and gas industry comprises 35% of the Texas economy.

By Brandon Mulder • December 22, 2020

Lyle Larson
stated on November 12, 2020 a tweet

Says there’s “up to 75% reduction in opioid dosage for medical cannabis users.”

By Brandon Mulder • November 20, 2020

Lloyd Doggett
stated on June 22, 2020 a tweet

Hays County in Central Texas has seen an “incredible 845% increase in (COVID-19) cases since June 7.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • June 26, 2020

Greg Abbott
stated on May 5, 2020 a press conference

“Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • May 21, 2020

Chip Roy
stated on May 6, 2020 an interview

Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 18, 2020

Dan Patrick
stated on March 31, 2020 a briefing

Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 3, 2020

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