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Offline Elderberry

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Are 10 percent of children in U.S. Texans? Lawmaker’s claim fact-checked.
« on: February 10, 2020, 01:41:40 pm »
Houston Chronicle by Madlin Mekelburg 2/10/2020

The claim: In a tweet proclaiming "so goes Texas, so goes the world," state Rep. James White said that 10 percent of children in the United States are Texans.

White’s tweet used many abbreviations and symbols, but can be paraphrased as such: Texas youths are 20 percent of our state population, but 100 percent of our state’s future. Texas holds the destiny of our nation. Ten percent of U.S. children are Texans. So goes Texas, so goes the world.

PolitiFact ruling: True. White’s claim checks out. There are about 73.4 million minors in the United States and about 10%, or 7.4 million, live in Texas.

More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Are-10-percent-of-children-in-U-S-Texans-15037985.php
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Re: Are 10 percent of children in U.S. Texans? Lawmaker’s claim fact-checked.
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2020, 04:37:16 pm »
Texas is among the more populous of US states, so I would find the claim credible on its face. Is Rep. White an R?
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Re: Are 10 percent of children in U.S. Texans? Lawmaker’s claim fact-checked.
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2020, 05:05:33 pm »


Rep. James White
@James_E_White
Conservative Republican - State Representative, Texas House District 19 - Chairman of Tx House Corrections Committee - US Army Veteran - Child of God
Hillister, TXJoined June 2010

https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=19

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State Representative James White is a native Texan born in Houston, TX. He attended Houston ISD public schools before graduating with honors from Prairie View A&M University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. In addition, he completed his doctorate in political science at the University of Houston.

The United States Congress commissioned Rep. White as an officer of Infantry in the U.S. Army. His service included an assignment with the Berlin Brigade from 1987-90 during the demise of the Soviet Union.

After leaving the Army with an Honorable Discharge in 1992, Rep. White began a career as a public school educator in the Houston area. He continued his teaching career in Fort Bend, Livingston, and Woodville independent school districts. He taught United States history, Texas history, and geography at the secondary level. Rep. White also taught U.S. Government and Economics at the collegiate and high school level. Rep. White coached high school football, basketball, and soccer and officiated youth sports.

Rep. White was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2010. Throughout his tenure in the Legislature, Rep. White has been a strong advocate for the residents of District 19 and is committed to ensuring the people of Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, and Tyler counties are well represented in the State Legislature. He believes in the fundamental values of strong families, constitutional government, and economic prosperity. He has been recognized for practicing these core values through various awards including: Empower Texans “Taxpayer Champion”; Texas Association of Business “Champions for Free Enterprise”; Texas Eagle Forum “Most Conservative Rating”; American Conservative Union “Award for Conservative Excellence”; Conservative Roundtable of Texas “Lone Star Conservative Leader”; National Federation of Independent Business in Texas “100% Rating”; “Perfect Pro-Life Voting Record” – Texas Right to Life. The Texas Justice of the Peace and Constable Association recognized Rep. White as their 2015 Legislator of the Year. Additionally, Texas Appleseed honored Rep. White in 2015 for authoring landmark legislation that decriminalized truancy for juveniles in Texas.

Currently, Rep. White serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Corrections and sits on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and Redistricting committees. He has previously served on the County Affairs, Agriculture and Livestock, Human Trafficking, Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement, Transportation Planning, Mental Health, International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs, and Opioid & Substance Abuse committees.

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Re: Are 10 percent of children in U.S. Texans? Lawmaker’s claim fact-checked.
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2020, 06:12:04 pm »
Well, that explains why the Chron "fact-checked" him.
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Re: Are 10 percent of children in U.S. Texans? Lawmaker’s claim fact-checked.
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2020, 06:28:57 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on February 10, 2020, 05:05:33 pm


Rep. James White
@James_E_White
Conservative Republican - State Representative, Texas House District 19 - Chairman of Tx House Corrections Committee - US Army Veteran - Child of God
Hillister, TXJoined June 2010

https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=19

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We can only imagine the crap he has to deal with daily for being a black Republican.
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