Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.
Sam Houston, a Democrat and longtime Houston lawyer who's now co-managing partner at Shepherd, Scott, Clawater and Houston, was the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Texas in 2014. He claims no relation to the similarly named Texas historical figure. He ran for a seat on the state Supreme Court in 2008.
Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
