Fact Check Posts – Page 8

AG Greg Abbott says El Paso highway was closed because of bullets flying across border

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

September 1, 2010

Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.

Bill White says most of Gov. Rick Perry’s chiefs of staff have been lobbyists

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

August 30, 2010

Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.

Back to Basics PAC says Gov. Rick Perry has overseen the highest unemployment in Texas in 22 years

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

August 28, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years."

Debbie Riddle says more than 81% of babies born at Houston hospital have moms here illegally

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms , W. Gardner Selby

August 23, 2010

"Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."

Rebecca Bell-Metereau says Ken Mercer wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson in social studies texts

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

August 14, 2010

Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."

Rick Perry says Bill White profiteered in hurricane’s aftermath

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

August 9, 2010

Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."

Leticia Van de Putte says Bill White’s efforts to cut dropout rate replicated by almost every Texas city

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

July 27, 2010

Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it.

Perry debated in 2002 even though his opponent didn’t release his complete income tax returns per Perry’s request

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

July 24, 2010

On debating.

White says Perry accepted more stimulus funds than every governor, except those of California and New York

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

July 18, 2010

"Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."

White: In Perry’s Texas, we import nurses

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

July 14, 2010

"In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."

White says Perry broke promise not to take pay raise

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

June 27, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.

Patterson says Napolitano can’t and won’t say ‘terrorist attack’

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

June 21, 2010

"We have a director of homeland security who cannot use and will not use the term 'terrorist attack' but instead substitutes 'man-made disaster.' "

Latest Fact Checks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

AG Greg Abbott says El Paso highway was closed because of bullets flying across border

Bill White says most of Gov. Rick Perry’s chiefs of staff have been lobbyists

Back to Basics PAC says Gov. Rick Perry has overseen the highest unemployment in Texas in 22 years

Debbie Riddle says more than 81% of babies born at Houston hospital have moms here illegally

Rebecca Bell-Metereau says Ken Mercer wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson in social studies texts

Rick Perry says Bill White profiteered in hurricane’s aftermath

Leticia Van de Putte says Bill White’s efforts to cut dropout rate replicated by almost every Texas city

Perry debated in 2002 even though his opponent didn’t release his complete income tax returns per Perry’s request

White says Perry accepted more stimulus funds than every governor, except those of California and New York

White: In Perry’s Texas, we import nurses

White says Perry broke promise not to take pay raise

Patterson says Napolitano can’t and won’t say ‘terrorist attack’