Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Hogs being hunted in Texas

Feral-hog-meat businessman says there are no ‘public’ studies of hog pesticide

March 16, 2017

"There’s not one public study, and by public study I mean a study available to the public, that has looked at using the product Kaput…

Condom tester

Donna Howard says condoms ‘used to be tax-exempt’ in Texas

March 10, 2017

Says condoms "used to be tax-exempt here in Texas."

Lois Kolkhorst 02/06/17

Lois Kolkhorst says Texas bathroom proposal ‘very different’ from North Carolina’s law

March 2, 2017

Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas…

Greg Abbott tweet about Sally Hernandez 02/06/17

Greg Abbott falsely says Travis County not enforcing communication law about unauthorized immigrants

March 1, 2017

Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373.

Greg Abbott 1/31/2017

Is Midland outpacing San Francisco in startups? Yes, but perhaps not like you’d think

February 24, 2017

"Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."

Steve Adler open letter 2/17

Steve Adler says authorities in 43 states turned down 43,000-plus requests to ‘detain’ immigrants

February 23, 2017

"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware,…

Former Twitter fake Rob McCaskill

Fake news alert: Texas congressman from Pecos wishes for another 9/11 to show up judges

February 15, 2017

Says a Republican U.S. House member from Texas, Rob McCaskill, tweeted that he "can’t wait for the next 9/11."

Texas AFL-CIO raise wage art 02/17

Labor leader says minimum-wage workers with families easily qualify for ‘food stamps’

February 11, 2017

"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."

Dawn Buckingham after swearing-in 1/17

Dawn Buckingham incorrectly says hundreds of illegal immigrants released by Travis County

February 10, 2017

"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's…

TAB report cover 12/16

Business group says bathroom law could lose Texas $8.5 billion in GDP, up to 185,000 jobs

February 3, 2017

Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender…

Don Willett

Don Willett: Elite universites mostly don’t require history majors to take American history

January 30, 2017

"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."

Dawnna Dukes 2017

Full Flop: Dawnna Dukes sworn in after vowing to resign her Texas House seat

January 10, 2017

On resigning her Texas House seat.

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