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David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 11, 2010 an interview.
You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2010
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on December 2, 2010 an opinion piece
Under the DREAM Act, after two years of higher education or military service "you are eligible for citizenship. Once a citizen, this paves the way to bring the rest of (your) extended family to the United States."
Mostly False
December 8, 2010
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on August 19, 2010 a speech.
"Eighty percent of the oil we're discovering, we're discovering in the deep Gulf" of Mexico.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 28, 2010
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on November 11, 2010 a speech at The Heritage Foundation.
Says you can buy four light bulbs for $1.99 at Walmart, while a single compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) costs "$10 a pop."
Mostly False
November 21, 2010
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 a book.
Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 8, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on October 7, 2010 a video ad.
Says state Rep. Patrick Rose votes 90 percent with liberals, backed the state's largest tax increase, proposed nearly $15 billion in government spending and supported "Obama-style government-run health care system for Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2010
Patrick Rose
Patrick Rose
stated on September 24, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Republican opponent Jason Isaac is peddling a plan meaning Texans "would pay the highest sales taxes in America, up to 14.5 percent."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2010
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on September 28, 2010 a TV ad.
PolitiFact Texas says "Congressman Edwards' attacks on Bill Flores are false."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 2, 2010
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
stated on September 14, 2010 a TV ad.
"Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2010
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on September 26, 2010 a TV ad
Says he created more than 500 American jobs.
Mostly False
September 17, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 8, 2010 an interview
Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on August 30, 2010 a press release.
Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on September 1, 2010 a press release
Says Rick Perry is a 25-year incumbent.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 3, 2010
Rebecca Bell-Metereau
Rebecca Bell-Metereau
stated on August 9, 2010 a campaign flier
Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 14, 2010
Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions
stated on July 30, 2010 a speech in the U.S. House
"Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 13, 2010 an interview with CNBC
"We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
Mostly False
July 22, 2010
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on June 16, 2010 an e-mail
Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes."
Mostly False
July 9, 2010
Jeff Weems
Jeff Weems
stated on June 26, 2010 a speech
"I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 6, 2010
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