After Gov. Rick Perry’s optimistic State of the State address, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis ripped ruling Republicans while also launching statements that sounded very familiar — as in already fact-checked.
In American politics, few issues bring blood to a boil as consistently as abortion. Over the past 13 months, we’ve checked numerous related statements including, most recently, Gov. Rick Perry’s Jan. 22 declaration that there have been 50 million U.S. abortions since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.
Make it 32! We're adding a promise to the Perry-O-Meter, our device for tracking how Gov. Rick Perry's campaign pledges shake out. Our latest find involves the voter identification issue that roiled the 2009 Legislature.
Is money funny? It can be, when Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert engaged Texas Congressman Ron Paul in a conversation — sort of — about the gold standard, the perishability of paper money and the worshipability of a golden calf.
Gov. Rick Perry, who whupped a U.S. senator and Houston's former mayor in 2010, is the Dallas Morning News' Texan of the Year.
Announcing its choice, the paper noted Perry's penchant for "bold declarations" — something we've also noticed. In honor of Perry's most recent honor, we offer our most-read checks of Perry statements.
Gov. Rick Perry has traced Washington's downfall to the federal income tax and Woodrow Wilson. We wanted to know how much the 28th president was to blame...
Hank Gilbert, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, accused the GOP incumbent, Todd Staples, of an ethics no-no: driving a Suburban purchased by his campaign. The Staples camp says Staples drives a different Suburban, which he bought for his personal use. So -- one vehicle or two?
That roar in Corpus Christi this weekend? It wasn’t necessarily the surf.
Conventioneering Texas Democrats pounded Gov. Rick Perry, lofting some charges we’ve explored before ...
Gov. Rick Perry claims Massachusetts' health plan did not reduce the number of uninsured. But PolitiFact Texas finds he's way off.