Statements we say are True

Julián Castro

Says Dan Patrick "proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation."

Joaquin Castro

With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record."

Barack Obama

During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."

Jerry Patterson

Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention.

Lamar Smith

The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical.

James Moore

"Ted Cruz has been to Iowa four times. Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- just once."

Rick Perry

"If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."

Greg Abbott

"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."

Lee Leffingwell

Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded."

Lloyd Doggett

Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."

Eddie Lucio, Jr.

Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity.

Kathleen Sebelius

"Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... And there are more uninsured children in Texas than in any other state."

Debra Medina

"At present spending levels, only citizens of New York have a greater local debt burden than Texans."

Senfronia Thompson

"Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill.

City of Austin

"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.

Barack Obama

"A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.

Roger Williams

A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.

League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund

"Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."

David Watts

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.

Stephanie Cutter

"One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas."