Latest Fact Checks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

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

September 1, 2010
Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
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Bill White says most of Gov. Rick Perry’s chiefs of staff have been lobbyists

August 30, 2010
Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
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Back to Basics PAC says Gov. Rick Perry has overseen the highest unemployment in Texas in 22 years

August 28, 2010
Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years."
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Debbie Riddle says more than 81% of babies born at Houston hospital have moms here illegally

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

August 14, 2010
Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."
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Rick Perry says Bill White profiteered in hurricane’s aftermath

August 9, 2010
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
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Leticia Van de Putte says Bill White’s efforts to cut dropout rate replicated by almost every Texas city

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

July 24, 2010
On debating.
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White says Perry accepted more stimulus funds than every governor, except those of California and New York

July 18, 2010
"Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
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White: In Perry’s Texas, we import nurses

July 14, 2010
"In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."
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White says Perry broke promise not to take pay raise

June 27, 2010
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
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Patterson says Napolitano can’t and won’t say ‘terrorist attack’

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.' "
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