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Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 a leaflet.
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
George Lavender
George Lavender
stated on April 29, 2013 in Texas House of Representatives debate
Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company.
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By Sue Owen • May 6, 2013
Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
stated on April 15, 2013 a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013
Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.
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By Sue Owen • April 26, 2013
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Association of School Boards
stated on April 24, 2013 an advertisement.
"Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2013 a state Senate committee hearing April 9, 2013
Says 315,000 mostly minority Texas students are enrolled in failing schools.
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By Sue Owen • April 24, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on April 9, 2013 a Senate Education Committee meeting.
Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2013
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on April 4, 2013 Texas House debate on state budget.
Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2013
Jodie Laubenberg
Jodie Laubenberg
stated on April 4, 2013 a Texas House floor debate.
Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2013 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago.
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By Sue Owen • April 9, 2013
Scott Henson
Scott Henson
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview.
Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2013
Battleground Texas
Battleground Texas
stated on February 26, 2013 an adviser's interview on the "Colbert Report."
In 2008, "only 54 percent of Latinos in Texas were registered to vote and only 35 percent actually turned out."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 21, 2013 Senate Education Committee hearing
Says 100,000 are on waiting list to attend Texas charter schools.
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By Sue Owen • March 11, 2013
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
stated on February 9, 2013 a syndicated cartoon
Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."
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By Sue Owen • February 26, 2013
Sarah Eckhardt
Sarah Eckhardt
stated on February 18, 2013 an email blast.
Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2013 his State of the State address.
Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years ago."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 5, 2013
Says Austin trains are "full" at rush hour and "packed" for special events.
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By Sue Owen • February 9, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial
Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."
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By Sue Owen • February 8, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 8, 2013 a Twitter post.
Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2013
Texas Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
stated on December 7, 2012 a Twitter post.
Says 31 percent of Texas physicians accept all new Medicaid patients, down from 67 percent in 2000.
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 8, 2013
Sherry Sylvester
Sherry Sylvester
stated on December 2, 2012 an opinion column.
Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 14, 2012
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