Claim: Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.
Fact-check: Hightower says Perry slashed budget of volunteer fire department reducing ability to fight wildfires
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2011-09-13T00:00:00