How much has crime gone down at the Texas-Mexico border?
Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.
When did it become a crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border?
Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
Austin homeless policy doesn’t allow camping on private property
Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and…
Fact-checking Ted Cruz on apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border
"As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put…
Fact-checking John Cornyn on drug trafficking, drug overdoses
"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…
Did people lie about the maternal mortality rate in Texas, as Abbott said?
"Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10…
How long has O’Rourke said ‘it’s time for Congress to act’ on impeachment?
"For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings."
No, more people will not enter the United States illegally than be born here in a year
"We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."
No, undocumented immigrants aren’t impacting the waitlist for public housing in Houston
More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
How much has local government debt increased in Texas?
"Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years."
Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?
Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
It’s true, Texas has removed more Confederate monuments than other states
"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."