All Mostly True statements involving Todd Staples

Mostly True

Security stepped up around Capitol

Todd Staples

David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, January 31st, 2014

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But it granted 27 fire management assistance grants

Todd Staples

Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, May 30th, 2011

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Numbers are off, idea is right

Todd Staples

"On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent."

— PolitiFact Texas on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

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