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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 3, 2019 a press conference
Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 5, 2019
Steve McCraw
Steve McCraw
stated on July 12, 2019 a legislative hearing
Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.
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By Madlin Mekelburg • July 25, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 13, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert
In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2019
Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
stated on May 7, 2019 the Texas Senate
"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • May 10, 2019
Bennett Sandlin
Bennett Sandlin
stated on April 22, 2019 a news conference
Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." 
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 26, 2019
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 16, 2019 a press conference
"Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 23, 2019
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on April 16, 2019 the Texas House
"There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 18, 2019
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2019
"Like every budget passed by the Senate since I have been lieutenant governor, Senate Bill 1 is within the spending limit set by the Texas Constitution."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 16, 2019
John Bucy III
John Bucy III
stated on March 27, 2019 the Texas House
"Right now, 1 in 4 Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • March 29, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2018 a debate televised from San Antonio
Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 18, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2018 a TV ad
Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 22, 2012 a TV ad
Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 6, 2018 an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher"
"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2018
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 19, 2018 an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network
Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 a handout
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
Justin Nelson
Justin Nelson
stated on May 29, 2018 a tweet
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 20, 2018 an interview on ABC News, "This Week"
"It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 24, 2018 a Waco campaign stop
Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 19, 2018 a conference call with voters
Says Texas ranks among the nation’s top five states for its high school graduation rate.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2018
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