Latest Fact Checks By Dylan Baddour

Greg Abbott: ‘My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas’

By Dylan Baddour

December 22, 2014

"My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas."

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Steve Adler says San Antonio recycles 40 percent of water, Austin only 5 percent

By Dylan Baddour

December 11, 2014

"The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And…

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Democratic consultant says Texas had nation’s ‘worst voter participation’ in November 2014

By Dylan Baddour

November 25, 2014

"Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.

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Delia Garza says Austin residents of Del Valle must drive to Bastrop for closest grocery

By Dylan Baddour

November 6, 2014

"Families in Del Valle, who are City of Austin residents, have to drive to Bastrop to go to the closest grocery store."

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Wendy Davis said Greg Abbott cleared “unlimited” fees for politically generous payday lenders

By Dylan Baddour

October 29, 2014

Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a…

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Greg Abbott says Houston city attorney subpoenaed sermons of local ministers

By Dylan Baddour

October 23, 2014

A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."

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David Dewhurst says prayer rugs found in Texas brush near Mexico border

By Dylan Baddour

October 19, 2014

"Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush."

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Pants on Fire: Duncan Hunter makes unconfirmed claim Border Patrol caught at least 10 ISIS fighters

By Dylan Baddour , W. Gardner Selby

October 10, 2014

"At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught…

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Unsupported: Greg Abbott says he helped prosecute terrorist ISIS member

By Dylan Baddour

October 3, 2014

"I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."

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Todd Staples airs smoky claim about children not getting protein unless they’re served meat

By Dylan Baddour

September 21, 2014

"To deprive" underprivileged children "of a meat-based protein during school lunch is most likely depriving them of their only source of protein for the day."

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