Latest Fact-Checks In Texas

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Wayne Christian
Wayne Christian
stated on January 5, 2021 a letter
Says that the Paris Climate Accord will cost the U.S. economy "6.5 million jobs and $3 trillion in economic growth by 2040."
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By Brandon Mulder • January 21, 2021
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on September 12, 2020 an advertisement
Says he “strongly supports legalization for Dreamers.”
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By Brandon Mulder • October 3, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference
Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.”
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July 23, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on May 31, 2020 a tweet
Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.
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By Madlin Mekelburg • June 5, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 3, 2020 a tweet
“Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus.
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By Madlin Mekelburg • May 8, 2020
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”
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March 13, 2020
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on February 4, 2020 a speech
“The president has exploded the debt by more than $3 trillion — all to give billion-dollar tax cuts to the wealthiest few.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 10, 2019 a tweet
"The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • October 17, 2019
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2019 a speech
"The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 27, 2019
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 22, 2019 an advertisement
Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 8, 2019
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on June 24, 2019 an MSNBC interview
Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of."
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By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 13, 2019 an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
"The Census is predicting a 6% undercount that will be targeted against nonwhites in this country — so Hispanics, African Americans, communities of color" if a citizenship question is asked.
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By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 1, 2019
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on June 11, 2019 a tweet
"Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • June 21, 2019
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on May 15, 2019 in a tweet
 "Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • May 24, 2019
Bob Hall
Bob Hall
stated on March 25, 2019 the Texas Senate
"We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • March 26, 2019
John Carter
John Carter
stated on February 18, 2019 a speech
"I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • March 22, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on March 12, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 20, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 14, 2019 a campaign stop in Iowa
"Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 19, 2019
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