Statements we say are Mostly True

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

Beto O'Rourke

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

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

Donna Campbell

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, April 5th, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ted Cruz

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

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

Beto O'Rourke

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

Beto O'Rourke

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 16th, 2018

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

Ted Cruz

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

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, August 6th, 2018

Omar Rachid

"Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."    

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Republican Party of Texas

Says a poll showed Democrat Beto O’Rourke within 2 percentage points of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, July 20th, 2018

Greg Abbott

"In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, July 13th, 2018