Latest Fact-checks by Madlin Mekelburg Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Todd Starnes stated on October 29, 2019 in a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis." Sid Miller stated on November 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957." Cindi Castilla stated on October 30, 2019 in a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions. Louie Gohmert stated on October 21, 2019 in an op-ed: "As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump." Greg Abbott stated on October 10, 2019 in a tweet: "The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin." Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Roger Williams stated on August 22, 2019 in an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification." Gina Hinojosa stated on September 4, 2019 in a press conference: "You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun. Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." John Cornyn stated on July 22, 2019 in an advertisement: Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border. Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Travis County Republican Party stated on July 3, 2019 in a news release: Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks." Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border." John Cornyn stated on June 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids." Greg Abbott stated on June 9, 2019 in in a tweet: "Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%." Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2019 in a television appearance: "For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Donna Campbell stated on May 15, 2019 in in a tweet: "Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Brandon Creighton stated on May 7, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."
Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Todd Starnes stated on October 29, 2019 in a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis." Sid Miller stated on November 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957." Cindi Castilla stated on October 30, 2019 in a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions. Louie Gohmert stated on October 21, 2019 in an op-ed: "As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump." Greg Abbott stated on October 10, 2019 in a tweet: "The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin." Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Roger Williams stated on August 22, 2019 in an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification." Gina Hinojosa stated on September 4, 2019 in a press conference: "You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun. Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." John Cornyn stated on July 22, 2019 in an advertisement: Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border. Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Travis County Republican Party stated on July 3, 2019 in a news release: Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks." Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border." John Cornyn stated on June 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids." Greg Abbott stated on June 9, 2019 in in a tweet: "Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%." Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2019 in a television appearance: "For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Donna Campbell stated on May 15, 2019 in in a tweet: "Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Brandon Creighton stated on May 7, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."
Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation."
Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
Todd Starnes stated on October 29, 2019 in a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis."
Sid Miller stated on November 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957."
Cindi Castilla stated on October 30, 2019 in a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions.
Louie Gohmert stated on October 21, 2019 in an op-ed: "As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump."
Greg Abbott stated on October 10, 2019 in a tweet: "The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin."
Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades."
Roger Williams stated on August 22, 2019 in an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
Gina Hinojosa stated on September 4, 2019 in a press conference: "You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun.
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."
John Cornyn stated on July 22, 2019 in an advertisement: Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to."
Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.
Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
Travis County Republican Party stated on July 3, 2019 in a news release: Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks."
Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border."
John Cornyn stated on June 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids."
Greg Abbott stated on June 9, 2019 in in a tweet: "Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%."
Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2019 in a television appearance: "For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings."
Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."
Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
Donna Campbell stated on May 15, 2019 in in a tweet: "Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years."
Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
Brandon Creighton stated on May 7, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."