Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Contrary to Dan Patrick claim, Van de Putte didn’t vote for totally free health care for immigrants

By W. Gardner Selby

October 2, 2014

Leticia Van de Putte "voted to give illegal immigrants in this country free health care--not emergency health care but total free health care."

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Van de Putte, critical of high stakes exams, says testing firm advertises scorer jobs on Craigslist

By W. Gardner Selby

October 2, 2014

The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams "goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students’ essays."

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Greg Abbott blames Wendy Davis for limit on settlements put into law before she was a senator

By W. Gardner Selby

September 30, 2014

A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding…

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Wendy Davis catches fire with incorrect claim about Greg Abbott, incest and rape

By W. Gardner Selby

September 25, 2014

"Greg Abbott and his surrogates have referred to women who have been the victims of rape or incest as though somehow what they are confronting…

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Wendy Davis overstates what’s confirmed about Abbott backer Ted Nugent

By W. Gardner Selby

September 25, 2014

Greg Abbott "has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls."

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Austin City Council hopeful slightly off saying over 1,000 city workers earn six-figure checks

By W. Gardner Selby

September 25, 2014

Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."

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Greg Abbott lacks clarification on investigation into cocaine-for-votes scheme in Rio Grande Valley

By W. Gardner Selby

September 24, 2014

"The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes."      

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Wendy Davis says Republican Party of Texas platform calls for repeal of Voting Rights Act

By W. Gardner Selby

September 24, 2014

Greg Abbott "heads up a party whose platform calls for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act."

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Unconfirmed: National Guard troops forced to contact food bank to feed themselves

By W. Gardner Selby

September 19, 2014

"Our men and women of the Guard have been forced to contact food banks to feed themselves."

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Steve Adler says 57 percent of Austin jobs added from 2009 to 2013 didn’t pay a living wage

By W. Gardner Selby

September 17, 2014

"57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."

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Wendy Davis claims Greg Abbott didn’t act on allegations of sexual abuse at state-run school

By W. Gardner Selby

September 16, 2014

Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.

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Dan Patrick voted against final version of state budget partly restoring education funding in 2013

By W. Gardner Selby

September 15, 2014

"As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session."

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