Is Texas the most reliably Republican big state? You bet your Georgia peaches
Larry Sabato’s claim made us wonder if Texas is the most populous reliably Republican state.
You can bet your Georgia peaches.
Larry Sabato’s claim made us wonder if Texas is the most populous reliably Republican state.
You can bet your Georgia peaches.
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell is correct that Austin's population has doubled every 25 years or so since its founding.
A reader wondered if Clint Eastwood wrote a recent anti-Obama chain email signed "Clint."
We failed to reach Eastwood, but doubts have been aired.
We’ve checked more than 100 claims by the 20-plus Texans still in the running for statewide office with David Dewhurst proving--by far--the figure most familiar with the Texas Truth-O-Meter.
Primary election returns aren't final, but John Cornyn crushed his proclaimed tea-party challenger while Democrats might face a May runoff to settle on Cornyn's November foe.
We've piled up our latest fact checks of Cornyn and outright winners Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis. For the latest results, go to www.statesman.com.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has a primary challenge on Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, while other down-ballot ballot races are closely contested.
Texas voters choose major-party nominees on Tuesday, though May run-offs are possible if the lead candidate in each primary fails to draw more than half the vote.
Warm up for voting by reviewing claims we checked during the election run-up--including a smoky statement about the planet’s warmth.
No one balances a Texas state budget by his or her lonesome. But that doesn’t keep incumbents from suggesting as much.
Now we seek your help in identifying such budget claims by candidates in the March primaries.
U.S. Senate hopefuls David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick flip-flopped on whether to change how senators are chosen. Yes, both said, then no.
Greg Abbott has been accused of labeling the Texs-Mexico border region "third world." What exactly did he say?
Texan Todd Staples made a claim about his agency funding cameras watching the Texas-Mexico border.
Most of the program's funding originated with Uncle Sam.
Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM, asked us to unpack our check of a Wendy Davis claim. Listen by clicking on the orange button to the right.