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Latest Fact-Checks On Jerry Patterson

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Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman:
Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2017
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on March 30, 2014 in a news story:
Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 8, 2014
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on November 19, 2013 in an online campaign video:
"Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • November 27, 2013
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 26, 2013 in an email blast.:
Says unsuccessful Texas abortion legislation "was supported by a majority of" Texans.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 27, 2013
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth:
Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • September 12, 2012
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on August 22, 2012 in a letter.:
Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2012
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech:
Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Republican Party Convention:
"We have a director of homeland security who cannot use and will not use the term 'terrorist attack' but instead substitutes 'man-made disaster.' "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 21, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column:
"We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column:
Says Texas General Land Office "has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2010