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Greg Abbott, a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, is serving his third term as the state's attorney general.
Recent statements involving Greg Abbott
There have been "at least four incidents where bullets from Mexico have crossed the border."
Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
"More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan."
Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
Recent stories featuring Greg Abbott
Rick Perry tours border with Fox's Van Susteren:
Gov. Rick Perry hosted Greta Van Susteren of Fox News on the Texas border this week and talked about border security, the president’s recent El Paso stop and that Perry is "tempted" to run for president in 2012. We heard claims like those we’ve checked before.
Fact-checking Obama and others on border claims:
President Barack Obama made some testable claims during Tuesday's immigration policy speech in El Paso. But PolitiFact has previously checked numerous border-related statements.
Reader hits were topped by a faulty shot at Rick Perry:
The No. 1 article on our website of late? A flawed shot at Gov. Rick Perry, who sailed to re-election Tuesday. But this fall's PolitiFact Texas Top 15 reflects statements by and about other political figures too...
Whether it's justifying or attacking Arizona's immigration law, or making the case for improved security on the Texas-Mexico border, elected officials have kept us busy checking claims about violence on our southern border.
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