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Lone Star Project stated on August 23, 2012 in a political action committee report:

Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults."

By Sue Owen• September 6, 2012

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Texas has launched ‘Operation Lone Star’ to finish the border wall themselves.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021

Lone Star Project stated on April 08, 2010 in a press release :

"(Pete) Sessions has held at least two fundraisers at adult-themed clubs and made no apologies."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 13, 2010

Gavin Newsom stated on May 07, 2023 in a tweet:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”

By Sarah Bahari, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2023

Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:

Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.

By • June 8, 2011

Lone Star First stated on September 28, 2010 in a TV ad:

Rick Perry thinks "injecting 11- and 12-year-old girls with a controversial drug (the HPV vaccine), without a parent's consent, is a good idea."

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 1, 2010

Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.:

Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 2, 2013

Tom Mechler stated on May 27, 2010 in a press release:

"The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2010

Wendy Davis stated on September 23, 2014 in speaking to reporters:

"Greg Abbott and his surrogates have referred to women who have been the victims of rape or incest as though somehow what they are confronting is a minor issue."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2014

Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin:

Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.

By Sue Owen• May 10, 2013

Garnet Coleman stated on April 28, 2011 in a press release:

Says close to 90 percent of the population growth in Texas over the last decade was non-Anglo.

By • May 9, 2011

Rick Perry stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech:

"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."

By Eric Stirgus• October 4, 2011

Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News:

"22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’"

By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2015

Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview:

"Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 24, 2011

Ken Paxton stated on February 05, 2016 in press release:

"Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."

By Emma Hinchliffe• March 4, 2016

Chain email stated on February 19, 2012 in an email:

Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States.

By Sue Owen• April 4, 2012

Rick Perry stated on August 21, 2013 in a radio ad:

"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2013

Mitt Romney stated on August 08, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.:

Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.

By W. Gardner Selby• August 14, 2011

Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video:

Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 27, 2010

Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates-funded research into genetically engineered cattle ticks is responsible for red-meat allergies from alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S.

By Jeff Cercone• September 1, 2023

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