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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%."
Mostly True
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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