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Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman:

"Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."

By Anna Bruzgulis• August 10, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner:

In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."

By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2016

Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2011 in remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire:

"In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2011

Hemant Mehta stated on March 11, 2014 in a blog post:

"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."

By Dana Tims• March 19, 2014

Rick Perry stated on December 07, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.:

Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2011

Progress Texas stated on September 07, 2012 in a newsletter update:

Says a voter-adopted constitutional amendment "instructed" a state board headed by Jerry Patterson to put $300 million in investment earnings into a fund supporting public school operations.

By W. Gardner Selby• September 21, 2012

Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."

By Sue Owen• February 12, 2014

Jeff Wentworth stated on May 09, 2012 in a TV ad.:

Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 25, 2012

Dan Patrick stated on April 09, 2019 in :

"Like every budget passed by the Senate since I have been lieutenant governor, Senate Bill 1 is within the spending limit set by the Texas Constitution."

By Madlin Mekelburg• April 16, 2019

X posts stated on February 01, 2022 in a post:

"Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf."

By Nusaiba Mizan• February 14, 2022

Bill White stated on March 17, 2010 in an e-mail:

"Last week the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Rick Perry's appointee, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards. That's right. Thomas Jefferson... was deleted from a list of historical figures who inspired political change."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 24, 2010

Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”

By Sofia Ahmed• November 15, 2024

Paul Bettencourt stated on August 24, 2016 in a press release:

Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.

By Bobby Cervantes• September 23, 2016

Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 09, 2010 in a campaign flier:

Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 14, 2010

Bill Hammond stated on May 06, 2013 in an Austin American-Statesman news story:

Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.

By Sue Owen• May 24, 2013

Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida:

"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023

Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor:

"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011

Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet:

Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”

By Nusaiba Mizan• February 14, 2023

Instagram posts stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”

By Maria Briceño• May 16, 2024

Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV:

"Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2016

DeSantis said public schools were religious when U.S. began. Is he right?

By Jeffrey S. Solochek• April 30, 2024

Texas judge read PolitiFact before finding school finance system unconstitutional

By W. Gardner Selby• February 19, 2013

Reports: Ted Cruz aide asked to leave campaign after publicly acknowledging error

By W. Gardner Selby• February 22, 2016

Michele Bachmann didn't say Bible written in English

By W. Gardner Selby• December 23, 2014

Before Supreme Court ruling, Texans defined marriage as between one man, one woman

By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015

Could Joe Biden challenge Florida, Texas on mask policies? Probably not

By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2021

Bill Hammond says only 25 percent of Texas high school graduates are college ready

By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2013

Colbert goofs on Texas schools, Thomas Jefferson

By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2012

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017

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

By W. Gardner Selby• February 1, 2017

The whole story behind the burned Bibles

By Robert Farley• May 18, 2009

Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward?

By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020

Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president.

By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2025

Texas law requires high schools to nudge students about registering to vote

By W. Gardner Selby• January 30, 2016

Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020

For Perry, another promise Kept, two Broken

By W. Gardner Selby• July 10, 2011

Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?'

By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children