Latest Fact-checks on Dan Patrick Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed." Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Dan Patrick stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.” Dan Patrick stated on March 31, 2020 in a briefing: Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country." Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2019 in a press conference: "Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County." 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." Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in 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." Dan Patrick stated on January 16, 2018 in a campaign video: "Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers." Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers." Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Dan Patrick stated on January 5, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access: "Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter." Dan Patrick stated on November 29, 2016 in a press release: "Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation." Dan Patrick stated on October 17, 2016 in a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”: "Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on KLBJ AM in Austin: Texas this fiscal year will "have more money in reserve than the other 49 states combined." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Dan Patrick stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Leticia Van de Putte "opposed putting National Guard troops on the border, would send millions to Central American governments instead and wrote the law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Dan Patrick stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Leticia Van de Putte "voted to give illegal immigrants in this country free health care--not emergency health care but total free health care." Dan Patrick stated on August 28, 2014 in a press release: "As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session." Dan Patrick stated on July 21, 2014 in an interview with Laura Ingraham: More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week "than are born in Texas each week."
Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed." Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Dan Patrick stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.” Dan Patrick stated on March 31, 2020 in a briefing: Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country." Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2019 in a press conference: "Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County." 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." Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in 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." Dan Patrick stated on January 16, 2018 in a campaign video: "Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers." Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers." Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Dan Patrick stated on January 5, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access: "Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter." Dan Patrick stated on November 29, 2016 in a press release: "Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation." Dan Patrick stated on October 17, 2016 in a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”: "Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on KLBJ AM in Austin: Texas this fiscal year will "have more money in reserve than the other 49 states combined." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Dan Patrick stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Leticia Van de Putte "opposed putting National Guard troops on the border, would send millions to Central American governments instead and wrote the law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Dan Patrick stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Leticia Van de Putte "voted to give illegal immigrants in this country free health care--not emergency health care but total free health care." Dan Patrick stated on August 28, 2014 in a press release: "As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session." Dan Patrick stated on July 21, 2014 in an interview with Laura Ingraham: More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week "than are born in Texas each week."
Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."
Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."
Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"
Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."
Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.”
Dan Patrick stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
Dan Patrick stated on March 31, 2020 in a briefing: Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."
Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."
Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."
Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2019 in a press conference: "Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County."
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."
Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in 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."
Dan Patrick stated on January 16, 2018 in a campaign video: "Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."
Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers."
Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."
Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."
Dan Patrick stated on January 5, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access: "Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."
Dan Patrick stated on November 29, 2016 in a press release: "Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation."
Dan Patrick stated on October 17, 2016 in a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”: "Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families."
Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones."
Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent."
Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."
Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on KLBJ AM in Austin: Texas this fiscal year will "have more money in reserve than the other 49 states combined."
Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."
Dan Patrick stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Leticia Van de Putte "opposed putting National Guard troops on the border, would send millions to Central American governments instead and wrote the law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Dan Patrick stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Leticia Van de Putte "voted to give illegal immigrants in this country free health care--not emergency health care but total free health care."
Dan Patrick stated on August 28, 2014 in a press release: "As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session."
Dan Patrick stated on July 21, 2014 in an interview with Laura Ingraham: More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week "than are born in Texas each week."
