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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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Margaret Gomez
Margaret Gomez
stated on February 15, 2010 a campaign flier.
Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 22, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate
"My opponent... lost 43,000 jobs in Houston since he took over; we are losing jobs."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on February 2, 2010 a questionnaire
"As Houston's mayor, I helped our area lead the nation in job growth."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2010 a debate
Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement
"We have billions in surplus."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 13, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate
"When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2010 a debate
Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on February 1, 2010 in a TV ad
"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 5, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 27, 2010 an e-mail.
Says a prank phone call caused "400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 2, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 1, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on January 22, 2010 an e-mail.
"Bill White has presided over the construction of what may be the world's largest abortion clinic."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"We have over 300 state agencies. Forty-five of those agencies are related to health care."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 25, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"The Texas Department of Transportation... misplaced a billion dollars."  
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 19, 2009 a TV ad
Health care reform: "Everything about it is going to raise costs, raise taxes and lower the quality of health care."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 20, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"We definitely lost way more jobs in Texas this year than we gained — we lost 300,000 jobs in Texas alone this year."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2010
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on October 5, 2009 news release
Says Rick Perry's "Pay to Play" politics led him to send $899 million to an offshore call center in Bermuda, driving down enrollment in children's health insurance
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 29, 2009 press release
"More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 2, 2009 a campaign video
Says she has "quadrupled agents to secure our border."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 12, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on December 2, 2009 in a Web ad
Says Bill White is for gay marriage.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 12, 2010
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