Six fact-checks over Texas, our reader favorites in June

In case U.S. troops impose martial law, an installment of Doonesbury suggested, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activated the Texas State Guard. HALF TRUE, we concluded, in that Abbott told the Guard to monitor the exercise set to start this month though far as we could tell, no troops were dispatched or activated. It was also worth noting that Abbott had said Texans’ safety and rights were not threatened by the federal maneuvers. That fact check drew the most reader views online in June. Others in the Texas top six: Gary Painter, the sheriff of Midland County, told a local reporter: ... >>More