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Search results for "James Talarico demands Ken Paxton's office release records related to child abuse case"

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Fact-checks (23634)

James Talarico stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
By Amy Sherman• June 3, 2026
Ken Paxton stated on May 26, 2026 in a primary election victory speech:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “is a vegan.”
By Caleb McCullough• May 27, 2026
Ken Paxton stated on May 27, 2026 in an ad:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 28, 2026
Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2018
TikTok posts stated on June 01, 2023 in a TikTok:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
By Sara Swann• June 6, 2023
Josh Hawley stated on August 07, 2018 in a speech:
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2018
Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014
The Charlie Kirk Show stated on March 13, 2022 in a video:
"Beto O'Rourke's Plan to Take 'Trans' Children from Parents."
By Monique Curet• March 16, 2022
Justin Nelson stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018
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
Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message:
Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."  
By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2018
Tom Cotton stated on February 26, 2021 in a CPAC speech:
The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."
By Miriam Valverde• February 26, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on August 07, 2021 in an interview:
The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
By Brandon Mulder• August 13, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:
Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”
By Brandon Mulder• January 8, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on September 05, 2017 in a press release:
"President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2017
Chris Salcedo stated on December 05, 2019 in a radio interview:
Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
By Taylor Goldenstein• December 17, 2019
Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview:
Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office."
By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in a CPAC speech:
Says Joe Biden “has effectively ordered a shutdown of ICE, halting virtually all deportations, everyone, murderers, everybody, no more.”
By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2021
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2020
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends:
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2018

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