Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Texas Democratic Party says Texas has 668 Latino elected Democrats, 60 elected Latino Republicans

March 16, 2012

"In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party."

Silvestre Reyes says challenger favors legalizing drugs

March 7, 2012

Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs."

David Dewhurst says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as “graybeards” and “spineless jellyfish”

March 5, 2012

Says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as "graybeards" and "spineless jellyfish."

Lee Leffingwell lists as accomplishment “invested $90 million in traffic fixes without raising taxes”

March 2, 2012

"Invested $90 million in traffic fixes without raising taxes."

Becky Moeller says local Texas chambers of commerce “were granted sweetheart exemptions from paying all property taxes on their expensive headquarters properties”

March 1, 2012

Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.

Progress Texas says Texas will have most federal judicial vacancies of all the states this year

February 24, 2012

Without U.S. Senate action, Texas will have more federal judicial vacancies this year than any other state.

Mike Martinez says he banned texting while driving in Austin

February 21, 2012

Says he banned texting while driving in Austin.

Myra Crownover says the 2011 Legislature increased state spending on education

February 20, 2012

Says Texas legislators in 2011 increased state spending on education.

Lawrence O’Donnell says critics called the original GI Bill welfare

February 17, 2012

Says critics called the original GI Bill "welfare."

Ted Cruz says David Dewhurst has a record of promoting a Texas income tax

February 10, 2012

David Dewhurst has a "record of promoting an income tax."

Lamar Smith says online piracy and counterfeiting costs the U.S. economy $100 billion a year

February 6, 2012

"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."

True the Vote says Eric Holder supports NAACP request for United Nations’ involvement in U.S. elections

January 27, 2012

"Eric Holder is supportive of the NAACP's efforts to get the United Nations involved in our elections."

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