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Ted Cruz stated on November 06, 2023 in An interview on CNBC:
“We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.”
By Sarah Bahari• November 14, 2023
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
Glenn Hegar stated on June 24, 2015 in a tweet:
"Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!"
By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2015
Texas secession petition stated on November 09, 2012 in the White House's "We the People" petition web site:
Says Texas has the 15th largest economy in the world.
By Sue Owen• December 18, 2012
James White stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet:
Says "10% of U.S. children are Texans." 
By Madlin Mekelburg• January 31, 2020
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention:
"In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 14, 2010
Greg Abbott stated on December 07, 2014 in an interview on Meet the Press:
"My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas."
By Dylan Baddour• December 22, 2014
Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:
Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013
Rick Perry stated on October 26, 2011 in a television ad:
"In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 26, 2011
Dan Patrick stated on February 17, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:
"We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 18, 2011
Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.:
Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 27, 2011
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.:
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2013
Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas:
"We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 1, 2015
Progress Texas stated on October 20, 2011 in an opinion column.:
"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2011
Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet:
Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.
By Nusaiba Mizan• July 14, 2022
Texas Public Policy Foundation stated on April 25, 2011 in a television ad that ran through May 20:
Says that in the last five years, Texas "created more jobs than all other states combined."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 29, 2011
Bill White stated on September 27, 2010 in an e-mail:
Texas has "a higher unemployment rate than neighboring states."
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 30, 2010
Rick Perry stated on September 07, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate.:
"When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 11, 2011
Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention:
"We’re No. 1 in child hunger."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2010
Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
By Brandon Mulder• October 23, 2020

Articles (2107)

Rick Perry’s Texas success story

By • June 14, 2011

We're No. 1!

By • January 31, 2011

Fact-checking claims about the Texas economy

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 16, 2011

Rick Perry revisits claims about job gains, graduation rates

By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2016

As Holder targets Texas law, a look at our voter ID checks

By Sue Owen• July 25, 2013

Ted Cruz's dual citizenship and other factual finds of 2016

By W. Gardner Selby• January 24, 2017

Al Sharpton is fired up about Rick Perry

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 23, 2011

Perry and White twirl with the Texas Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2010

Fact-checking columnists

By • March 7, 2011

Perry nails jobs claim

By W. Gardner Selby• August 10, 2011

Previewing the Texas governor's debate

By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014

Presenting: The top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact checks of 2013

By W. Gardner Selby• December 30, 2013

How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021

Texas gaining more than 1,000 residents a day, but North Dakota growing faster

By W. Gardner Selby• January 16, 2014

Greg Abbott fulfills nine campaign promises, but 13 vows broken, per PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• February 1, 2017

PolitiFact Texas turns two

By W. Gardner Selby• January 12, 2012

Big-as-Texas job gains and number o' unemployed

By W. Gardner Selby• October 25, 2010

A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students

By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012

Texas Truthiness in 2010

By • January 1, 2011

It's not all about jobs; education's an issue, too

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 12, 2011