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Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

"In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation."

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019

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No one was alive to receive them

Sid Miller

Sid Miller

"Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, November 15th, 2019

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Depends on the warrant

Gina Hinojosa

Gina Hinojosa

"You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, September 20th, 2019

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The law evolved over time

Julián Castro

Julián Castro

Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, July 12th, 2019

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Stronger predictor than income, education

Beto O'Rourke

Beto O'Rourke

"Race is the No. 1 indicator for where toxic and polluting facilities are today."

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

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This number alone says very little

Paul Bettencourt

Paul Bettencourt

"194,000 criminal aliens booked into Texas jails from 2011-2019 were charged with more than 299,000 criminal offenses."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, April 8th, 2019

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This number has been declining

Donna Campbell

Donna Campbell

Abortion providers perform almost 60,000 procedures in Texas every year.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, April 5th, 2019

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Some prosecutions happened before 2005

Julián Castro

Julián Castro

Says that the George W. Bush administration in 2005 revived a long-standing law when it "decided to charge those that crossed the border with criminal violations, rather than civil ones."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, April 5th, 2019

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These certifications are voluntary

Children at Risk

Children at Risk

"Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, March 22nd, 2019

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O'Rourke tried to flee, was unsuccessful

Club for Growth

Club for Growth

Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, March 14th, 2019

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Wasn't referring to all women

Club for Growth

Club for Growth

Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, March 14th, 2019

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Population size matters

Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott

"On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."

— PolitiFact Texas on Saturday, March 9th, 2019

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There's no one right way to calculate this number

Chip Roy

Chip Roy

"We amass about $100 million in debt per hour, which means we've blown through 300, 400, 450 million dollars during this charade."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, February 28th, 2019

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No systematic approach

Beto O'Rourke

Beto O'Rourke

When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, February 15th, 2019

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O'Rourke backed direct aid

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

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He's done mass phone calls, Facebook Lives

M.J. Hegar

M.J. Hegar

Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

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Less of a gap in average wealth

Beto O'Rourke

Beto O'Rourke

Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

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Among the top seven, studies say

Beto O'Rourke

Beto O'Rourke

"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 16th, 2018

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Charter schools boosted

Donna Howard

Donna Howard

Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

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There's an if

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, August 6th, 2018