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Texas is "the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide."
Says "if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma."
Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should "borrow money if you have to from your parents."
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy.
Says the top 20 percent of income earners pay nearly 70 percent of all federal taxes.
"Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation" on its city council.
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy.
Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent.
Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.
Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff.
Says legislative cuts mean Texas is "spending on average $500 less per student."
Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
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