Claim: Says the state of Texas rates as "unacceptable" almost 500 of the state's 8,000 public schools.
Fact-check: Dan Patrick says almost 500 of 8,000 Texas public schools have been rated unacceptable
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2012-11-14T00:00:00