Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Round Rock candidate says school board president wants condom techniques demonstrated “to your children”

November 1, 2012
Says opponent Chad Chadwell "wants condom techniques demonstrated to your children."
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Proposition advocate says Central Health district has lowest tax rate among largest Texas hospital districts and that will still be so if voters approve tax increase

October 26, 2012
Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if…
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Rick Perry says less than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years, only 58 percent in six years

October 19, 2012
Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years.
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Austin resident says University of Texas has $7 billion endowment and football team had a $50 million profit, so it can afford to pay for local medical school

October 19, 2012
Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a…
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Raymond Frank says Greg Hamilton has accepted $52,000 in contributions from cabaret, liquor and beer interests

October 11, 2012
Says Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton has accepted $42,000 from strip-club interests and $10,000 from local alcohol distributors.
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Bill Powers says each year, the University of Texas falls second only to Berkeley in number of PhDs conferred

October 10, 2012
"We confer more PhDs each year than any other university in America except Berkeley."  
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Joe Straus says lawmakers increased the share of state spending on public education

October 8, 2012
Says Texas lawmakers last year expanded public education’s share of state spending.
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Paul Sadler says he never supported a state personal income tax for Texas

October 5, 2012
"I never supported" a state income tax for Texas.  
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Lee Leffingwell says voters can approve bond propositions without raising taxes

October 4, 2012
Says Austin voters can approve seven bond propositions "without raising taxes."
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Paul Sadler says Ted Cruz pledges to shut down Department of Education, which would shutter federal aid to college students

September 27, 2012
Says Ted Cruz "has pledged to eliminate" the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.
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Joaquin and Julian Castro, Hillary Clinton, San Antonio 10/15/15

Joaquin Castro: Texas has gone the longest of all states not electing a Democrat to statewide office

September 26, 2012
Texas is "the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide."
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UPDATED: Rick Perry says Obama has added $16 trillion to federal debt

September 25, 2012
Says Barack Obama has added $16 trillion to the national debt.
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