Statements we say are True | PolitiFact Texas

Proposal didn't reach voters

Paul Bettencourt

Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, September 23rd, 2016

California's close

Charley Wilkison

"Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, September 19th, 2016

Costs at both ends of childhood

Donna Howard

Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Selective

Sean Hannity

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Sticky truth

James Woods

"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Jones said it 'pretty much didn't happen'

Hillary Clinton

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Wary of campus carry

Lisa Moore

Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, August 26th, 2016

Sliced every which way

Julián Castro

"Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

An uptick

Ruben Hinojosa

"50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, August 15th, 2016

By 3 percent

Jonathan Jarvis

The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, June 24th, 2016

Bushian

Greg Abbott

The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, June 3rd, 2016

French ranks No. 3 nationally

John Cornyn

"Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Students mastered test

Don Willett

Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, May 20th, 2016

Patently so

Steve Adler

"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, May 13th, 2016

Negative pricing? Sometimes

Barack Obama

"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Smith touts a non-debate

Matt McCall

"During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, March 28th, 2016

Latinos 17, Latinas 0

Stephanie Schriock

"Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, February 29th, 2016

A waiting wall

Rick Perry

"Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years."

— PolitiFact Texas on Saturday, February 27th, 2016

But Texas trails four other states as the fastest growing

Joe Straus

"Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country."

— PolitiFact Texas on Saturday, January 30th, 2016

A California 'just kidding'

Glenn Beck

"In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016