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No systematic approach
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
Barely true
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Congress hasn't voted on shielding MS-13 members
Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, October 25th, 2018
He turns a vote 'against' one thing into a vote 'for' another
Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, October 19th, 2018
Not so simple
With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
UPDATED: Worsted only by James DeMint?
Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Freshwater swimming poses risks
Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."
— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Only if you count medicinal uses, man
Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, October 5th, 2018
Groups can spurn gay applicants
Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, October 4th, 2018
O'Rourke referred to "system"
Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Unidentified witness said otherwise
Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated.
UPDATED: O'Rourke opposes border militarization
Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Historically holey
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, September 7th, 2018
Measured since 1996
Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."
UPDATED: Asked, not answered
Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.
— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
O'Rourke backed direct aid
Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."
— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018
He's done mass phone calls, Facebook Lives
Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."
Less of a gap in average wealth
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018
UPDATED: O'Rourke talks about them
Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
Not for years
"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, August 20th, 2018