Mary González, initially elected to the Texas House in 2012, hails from Clint, near El Paso. In the 85th Legislature, she was appointed to the budget-drafting House Committee on Appropriations and was vice chair of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee.
Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
