Both cited sources are reachable and support the CHAMPIONED outcome for this promise (build a state-funded Texas border wall). PRIMARY source (gov.texas.gov, Dec 18, 2021) documents Abbott originating and driving the effort: authorizing a $250M transfer, signing $3B in funding, directing the Texas Facilities Commission, and breaking ground in Rio Grande City — leadership well beyond a single act. The cited quote is a legitimate ellipsis of a verbatim statement; both the opening ("In June, I promised Texans that we would step up in the federal government's absence and build our own border wall") and closing ("construction of the Texas border wall is now underway") fragments appear exactly as quoted. The Texas Tribune source confirms both quoted fragments verbatim, documents 65 miles of state wall actually built, and honestly reflects the caveats the rating already flags — only 8% of the 805 identified miles complete, over $3B spent, and dedicated state wall funding quietly ended in June 2025. A real, physical, state-funded wall was built and Abbott championed it, so CHAMPIONED is defensible rather than an overstatement; the promise text specifies no mileage. The moderate confidence appropriately reflects the genuine CHAMPIONED-vs-PARTIAL tension given the scale shortfall and halted funding. No fabricated quotes, no unreachable sources, no outcome overreach.