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Filipa Ioannou is a Hearst fellow at the San Antonio Express-News.

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Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser:

The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.

By Filipa Ioannou • July 23, 2016
Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet:

"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."

By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016
Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release:

Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."

By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016
Julián Castro
stated on March 8, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release:

"Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community."

By Filipa Ioannou • April 30, 2016
Matt McCall
stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release:

"During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."

By Filipa Ioannou • March 28, 2016
Empower Texans
stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page:

In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."

By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016
Jeff Judson
stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post:

Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.

By Filipa Ioannou • January 22, 2016
Lamar Smith
stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News:

"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."

By Filipa Ioannou • December 17, 2015
Greg Abbott
stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview:

In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already."

By Filipa Ioannou • December 9, 2015
Gun Free UT Gun Free UT
stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post:

"29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting."

By Filipa Ioannou • November 23, 2015

Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’

By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2016