Texans say the darndest things--such as many college students don’t pay any college tuition.
That was one of a few ear-catching claims we heard from participants in the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Maybe you’ll spot something we should check.
A band of student reporters will once again enable us to listen widely for factually curious claims during this week's Texas Tribune Festival.
In a radio inteview, Dan Patrick put specific numbers behind his point that most Americans are law-abiding.
A reader wondered about Patrick's claim. Our verdict: Pants on Fire!
Glenn Hegar, bullish on the Texas economy, has been telling groups 650 people a day move into the state.
That’s an accurate estimate of net migration to the state, also accounting for residents who leave.
It was a very good September for PolitiFact stories featuring Ted Cruz.
Five Ted-Cruz-connected stories ranked among our 10 most-read articles in the month.
An expert quoted in our latest Ted Cruz fact check says we blew it.
We stand by our work. But we also wanted to share his full reaction.
Rick Perry recently suspended his fresh bid for president. So did Wisconsin's Scott Walker.
But there was a time Perry was the frontrunner for his party's presidential nomination.
This reminder comes courtesy of Karl Rove, the Texas-tied consultant, who says the leader in the race for the 2012 Republican nod changed seven times between September 2011 and the end of February 2012. PunditFact found that five individual candidates, including Perry, handed the lead around.
For a spell, Ted Cruz looked to be a bit left out of the 11-candidate Republican presidential debate.
Then the Texan remaining in the field got back-to-back opportunities to criticize the Iran agreement and federal aid to Planned Parenthood. Later, he called the elevation of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court "a mistake" before acknowledging he supported the Roberts' nomination at the time.
Cruz also said he'd place Rosa Parks on a revamped $20 bill.
Catch a lot more on PolitiFact's site and enjoy the Austin American-Statesman's coverage here.
A Greg Abbott tweet prompted us to check on whether legislative actions that took full effect in 2013 led to fewer abortions and unintended pregnancies.
Donald Trump, rallying in Dallas, brings a Truth-O-Meter record heavy with False ratings.
Let us know if you hear something fresh we should check?
"I give you this news with no regrets," Rick Perry said in suspending his presidential campaign today.
SEE Perry's full Truth-O-Meter report card.
Ahem: PolitiFact reporters have checked Perry claims 168 times since our launch in Texas in 2010.
Also today, Perry revisited a couple of recently fact-checked claims.