Latest Fact-checksSierra Club Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."