Mary González says abortions safer than vasectomies
An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Fake news: Bloggers say Lance Armstrong has died
Say Lance Armstrong is dead.
CDC accepts all manner of reported vaccination effects–even symptoms of the Hulk
Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides.
Pants on Fire: Claim that University of Texas student with gun helped stop knife attacks
A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
Sally Hernandez says cities labeled as sanctuaries have less crime, according to FBI statistics
"FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."
Mostly True: Texas House can bypass 1973 state law permitting anyone to record a government meeting
Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Beto O’Rourke relies on disputed rankings to call El Paso America’s safest city
El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States."
Sara Stevenson of Austin says Texas Senate panel randomly called witnesses at ‘voucher’ hearing
Says a Texas Senate committee considering "private school voucher" legislation randomly called people to testify regardless of when the people submitted requests to testify.
Donna Campbell says due to low rates, 70 percent of physicians don’t take new Medicaid patients
"Seven out of ten doctors are not taking any new Medicaid patients as lower reimbursement rates make it cost-prohibitive."
Ellen Troxclair incorrectly says Austin’s city taxes surged as family incomes inched up
"Since 2012," city of Austin "property taxes have gone up almost 30 percent while incomes have only risen 4 percent."
Fake news: Next Star Wars movie seeking alien extras near Houston
Says extras are needed to portray aliens in a Star Wars movie being shot near Rosenberg, Texas.
John Cornyn claim about Texas Medicaid spending counts state plus federal aid
Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending."