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PolitiFact Texas Reporter

Nusaiba Mizan is a journalist at the Austin American-Statesman.

Featured Statements

Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 9, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet:

"38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore."

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 21, 2022
Greg Abbott
stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet:

Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 14, 2022
Ted Cruz
stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet:

"The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas."

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 21, 2022
Tweets
stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit:

ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 26, 2022
Tweets
stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:

ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 25, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet:

"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 9, 2022
Tim Westley
stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview:

"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 25, 2022
Greg Abbott
stated on February 3, 2022 in a press conference:

"As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 4, 2022