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Taylor Goldenstein is a political reporter for the Houston Chronicle in their Austin bureau.

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Allen West
stated on February 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Since 2006 Texas has given $19B in taxpayer subsidies to wind energy companies. Over the past 2-3 years Texas has tripled our dependence on wind energy to 23-25 percent of our energy distribution system."

By Taylor Goldenstein • March 26, 2021
John Cornyn
stated on June 11, 2020 in an interview:

The United States has not completed a “top-to-bottom review of our criminal justice system at the national level since 1965.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • July 2, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • June 5, 2020
Greg Abbott
stated on May 5, 2020 in a press conference:

“Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • May 21, 2020
Chris Salcedo
stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview:

Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.

By Taylor Goldenstein • December 17, 2019
Donna Campbell
stated on May 22, 2019 in the Texas Senate:

"A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC."

By Taylor Goldenstein • July 15, 2019