Steve Adler wrong that first U.S. ‘mass shooting’ occurred in Austin
Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."
Barack Obama, in Austin, says U.S. only ‘advanced democracy’ that makes voting harder
"We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote."
Louie Gohmert singles out 514 federal inmates, mostly noncitizens, convicted of possessing drugs
"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."
Austin district’s claim to highest graduation rate among major Texas cities Mostly False
"Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."
Greg Abbott says Texas legislators last year passed fewest measures into law in 20 years
The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."
John Cornyn says Vietnamese third most common language spoken in Texas
"Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."
Celia Israel says per-student education spending flat with 2017 expenditures $381 behind 2003
"When adjusted for inflation, (Texas) per-student spending has remained relatively flat over the past 16 years. Despite that trend, Texas schools in 2017 will receive…
A flawed NARAL Virginia claim: 1 in 3 women will have an abortion
"One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45."
Steve Adler wrongly claims first tweet was sent from Austin
"The first tweet was sent from Austin."
Justice Don Willett accurately recaps surge in Texas students meeting college readiness standards
Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in…
Steve Adler correctly says Austin No. 1 in Texas in startups, venture capital investment, patents
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
Bill McRaven of University of Texas says UT students graduate with less than $21,000 in debt
University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."