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Latest Fact-Checks On David Dewhurst

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David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 21, 2014 in a news story:
At "least a quarter of those apprehended" at the border "have criminal records."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”:
"Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios."
False
By Sue Owen • September 16, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 3, 2013 in a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.:
"I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on November 29, 2012 in remarks to the Dallas Regional Chamber:
Says that under Texas law, it takes six years to close a failing school.
False
By Sue Owen • January 1, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.:
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 13, 2011 in a post on his campaign website:
"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 9, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.:
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech:
"Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 18, 2010