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Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on July 15, 2011 a statement.
Says stores will be barred from selling 100-watt light bulbs as of 2012.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 28, 2011
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on June 15, 2011 House floor remarks.
Says $500 billion in Medicare cuts are coming.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2011
Charles Perry
Charles Perry
stated on June 24, 2011 a Texas Tribune interview.
Says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the state’s rainy day fund is already used.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 4, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 12, 2011 a speech in Los Angeles
Says President Barack Obama’s overturning of the Mexico City Policy means federal tax dollars can be used "to fund abortion all over the world."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 1, 2011
Better Austin Today
Better Austin Today
stated on June 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
"Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2011
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release.
"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2011
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 18, 2011 his radio program.
Says Rick Perry is "the guy that tracked" down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on May 2, 2011 campaign mailers.
Says one of Austin City Council Member Randi Shade’s biggest contributors is the lobbyist for the Formula 1 racetrack planned outside Austin.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 6, 2011
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 4, 2011 House floor debate.
"43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance" if the Texas House version of the state budget passes into law.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2011
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
stated on March 16, 2011 a billboard message spotted in Austin.
"A DWI costs $17,000."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2011
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on April 3, 2011 remarks on the House floor
"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."
Mostly False
April 9, 2011
Jimmie Don Aycock
Jimmie Don Aycock
stated on March 31, 2011 remarks on the floor of the Texas House
"Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 4, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2011 a conference call.
Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 18, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a column
Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
stated on February 14, 2011 an opinion column
"Some of our state's educational administrators joined the feds in seeking to mandate Arabic classes for Texas children."
Mostly False
February 28, 2011
Phil King
Phil King
stated on January 13, 2011 a newspaper article.
Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 22, 2011
Texas Veterans Commission
Texas Veterans Commission
stated on December 5, 2010 a newspaper article.
Says one out of three U.S. homeless men is a veteran.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 1, 2011
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on December 13, 2010 a press release.
Says Texas Republican leaders "have proposed laying off thousands of teachers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 24, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 3, 2010 an interview
Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 12, 2010
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