claim: "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."
author: matt mccall
evidence_1: jun 15, 2010 ... austin returned to texas in 1835 to find his fellow texans' simmering ... the  document specified that the president would serve three years and could not ....  and (4) express their views on annexation to the united states. ..... at the lamar  inaugural in houston on december 10, houston appeared in colonial ...
evidence_2: "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.".
evidence_3: jul 10, 2017 ... with right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state's ... three  texas cities—houston, dallas, and san antonio—are already ... for the past five  years, it has been one of the fastest-growing large cities ... “you ever seen one?  .... lamar smith, lives in san antonio, but his district includes—and ...
evidence_4: "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.".
evidence_5: oct 5, 2018 ... eternal god, our help in ages past and hope for years to come,  we honor your name. today, have mercy upon us ...