Latest Fact-checks in Texas Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…" Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Chip Roy stated on February 27, 2019 in a hearing for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: "We amass about $100 million in debt per hour, which means we've blown through 300, 400, 450 million dollars during this charade." Joaquin Castro stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference: "Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: 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." Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up." Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate televised from San Antonio: Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz. Alexander Strenger stated on October 1, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide: Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in at a rally in Austin: Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag. Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief." M.J. Hegar stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 6, 2018 in an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher": "I don’t take a dime of PAC money." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 16, 2018 in remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union." Donna Howard stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet: 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."
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Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…" Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Chip Roy stated on February 27, 2019 in a hearing for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: "We amass about $100 million in debt per hour, which means we've blown through 300, 400, 450 million dollars during this charade." Joaquin Castro stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference: "Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: 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." Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up." Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate televised from San Antonio: Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz. Alexander Strenger stated on October 1, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide: Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in at a rally in Austin: Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag. Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief." M.J. Hegar stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 6, 2018 in an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher": "I don’t take a dime of PAC money." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 16, 2018 in remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union." Donna Howard stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet: 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."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…"
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law."
Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
Chip Roy stated on February 27, 2019 in a hearing for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: "We amass about $100 million in debt per hour, which means we've blown through 300, 400, 450 million dollars during this charade."
Joaquin Castro stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference: "Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border."
Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: 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."
Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas."
Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate televised from San Antonio: Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.
Alexander Strenger stated on October 1, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide: Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in at a rally in Austin: Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."
Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."
Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."
Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.
Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."
M.J. Hegar stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 6, 2018 in an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher": "I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 16, 2018 in remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."
Donna Howard stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet: 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."
