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Republican from Texas
David Dewhurst, the former state land commissioner, was initially elected lieutenant governor of Texas in 2002. He lost his 2012 bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Recent statements involving David Dewhurst
Says that under Texas law, it takes six years to close a failing school.
"There is no evidence that poor people abuse drugs more frequently than any other socio-economic group."
Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.
Recent stories featuring David Dewhurst
Dewhurst: 45 days "lost" to state testing:
David Dewhurst says Texas school systems lose 45 days to state-imposed tests. We did not find a firm factual basis for his figure.
UPDATED: John Cornyn's rancher tweet among many claims about border conditions:
John Cornyn’s disputed claim about hundreds of people nightly crossing a Texas ranch hasn't been confirmed. Other border claims have.
David Dewhurst’s Phoenix kidnapping claim reborn:
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of Texas may have been the first political leader to say Phoenix is a world kidnapping capital.
Will NRA leader Wayne LaPierre be the last to loft this unsupported claim?
Phoenix kidnapping falsehood rises from ashes:
The unsubstantiated claim that Phoenix is one of the kidnapping capitals of the world is back -- this time from the NRA's Wayne LaPierre.
Flames and a Texas income tax:
Ted Cruz whiffed on an income-tax claim earlier this year. He connected regarding Paul Sadler.
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