Latest True Fact-checks in Texas Donna Howard stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats: Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes. James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Lisa Moore stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered": Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms. Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas." Ruben Hinojosa stated on July 16, 2016 in a tweet: "50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college." Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin." Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas: The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas." Don Willett stated on May 13, 2016 in the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case: Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot: "Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents." Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country." Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate." Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born." Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Joe Pojman stated on July 28, 2015 in addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol: "The State of Texas is funding … women’s health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years." Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." Rick Perry stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: "One out of five of our children live in a family that’s on food stamps." Texas Organizing Project stated on March 5, 2015 in a press release: "The unemployment rate among blacks in Texas is 9.5% -- far more than double white unemployment -- and wages have fallen for black workers in Texas since 2000."
Donna Howard stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats: Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes. James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Lisa Moore stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered": Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms. Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas." Ruben Hinojosa stated on July 16, 2016 in a tweet: "50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college." Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin." Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas: The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas." Don Willett stated on May 13, 2016 in the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case: Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot: "Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents." Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country." Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate." Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born." Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Joe Pojman stated on July 28, 2015 in addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol: "The State of Texas is funding … women’s health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years." Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." Rick Perry stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: "One out of five of our children live in a family that’s on food stamps." Texas Organizing Project stated on March 5, 2015 in a press release: "The unemployment rate among blacks in Texas is 9.5% -- far more than double white unemployment -- and wages have fallen for black workers in Texas since 2000."
Donna Howard stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats: Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."
Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.
James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."
Lisa Moore stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered": Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.
Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."
Ruben Hinojosa stated on July 16, 2016 in a tweet: "50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college."
Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."
Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas: The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."
John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."
Don Willett stated on May 13, 2016 in the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case: Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."
Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot: "Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."
Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years."
Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country."
Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."
Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born."
Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."
Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
Joe Pojman stated on July 28, 2015 in addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol: "The State of Texas is funding … women’s health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years."
Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
Rick Perry stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: "One out of five of our children live in a family that’s on food stamps."
Texas Organizing Project stated on March 5, 2015 in a press release: "The unemployment rate among blacks in Texas is 9.5% -- far more than double white unemployment -- and wages have fallen for black workers in Texas since 2000."