Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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John Cornyn voted against leadership’s immigration plan at committee level and on Senate floor in 2013

February 10, 2014

John Cornyn "voted twice in 2013 to back Obama’s amnesty plan."

U.S. and Canada lead industrialized, developed regions of world in rate of unintended pregnancy

February 10, 2014

The "U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country."

IDEA schools serve many from disadvantaged backgrounds and 99 percent of graduates have enrolled in college, though that overlooks students who left the schools

February 5, 2014

Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.

David Dewhurst appears to be first lieutenant governor with state security detail, but he’s said he initially declined it

January 31, 2014

David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."

Wendy Davis never gave up parental role, though she agreed to daughter primarily living with father in family’s home

January 30, 2014

"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  

John Cornyn claim that a quarter of human trafficking victims are located in Texas relies on outdated limited-scope figure

January 29, 2014

"25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas."

John Cornyn was neutral in 2012 U.S. Senate race until Ted Cruz won Republican nomination

January 28, 2014

"John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst" for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz.

Law didn’t muzzle or censor Ron Paul for cooling-off year after he left House

January 24, 2014

For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled.

Historically ‘blue’ Travis County surrounded by ‘red’ counties

January 21, 2014

Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."

Texas trails for fastest-growing state, but more than 1,000 people a day have still been moving there

January 16, 2014

"Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day."

Scott Turner, House speaker hopeful, didn’t lead college team in tackles, interceptions

January 15, 2014

"I started the whole year" as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and "led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive…

Americans must answer U.S. Census Bureau survey by law, though agency hasn’t prosecuted since 1970

January 9, 2014

Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.

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