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Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on June 28, 2011 at a campaign stop.
Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2011
Doug Otto
Doug Otto
stated on March 22, 2011 a radio interview.
Says Rick Perry said there’s an administrator for every teacher in Texas public schools.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2011
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2011 a radio interview.
Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2011
Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on April 4, 2011 a House committee hearing
Says judges are using Shariah law in Dearborn, Mich.
False
May 14, 2011
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
stated on April 17, 2011 an oped column.
"At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 4, 2011
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
stated on March 28, 2011 an interview with PBS's Tavis Smiley.
Says that in 41 states, government workers "are better paid than the taxpayers who support them."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2011
Mike Ford
Mike Ford
stated on March 18, 2011 a letter.
Says the fluoride Austin is putting in its drinking water is "toxic waste."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2011
Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on April 1, 2011 a radio interview.
Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 10, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says the state’s budget shortfall is "not that much different" than it was in 2003.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2011
Charles Reed
Charles Reed
stated on March 11, 2011 an oped column.
The Texas Constitution "still contains Jim Crow provisions about the poll tax and restrictions on women having the right to vote."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2011
Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar
stated on February 26, 2011 an oped column.
Texans eat more catfish than residents of all other states combined.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2011
Andy Brown
Andy Brown
stated on February 22, 2011 a web post.
Says nobody in higher education believes Gov. Rick Perry’s proposal to "serve up $10,000 college degrees" is possible.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2011
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
stated on February 2, 2011 an e-mail blast.
Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs "allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2011
Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on February 14, 2011 a news article
Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 27, 2011
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on January 27, 2011 an interview on "Capital Tonight"
"In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... they don’t have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID."
False
February 9, 2011
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on January 5, 2011 a radio interview
"Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs."
False
January 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2011 his inauguration address
Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2011
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on December 28, 2010 an interview.
Says 2010 was the "worst year ever for America's doctors" reimbursed by Medicare.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 20, 2011
Raging Elephants
Raging Elephants
stated on January 7, 2011 a web post
"Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican!"
False
By Sue Owen • January 17, 2011
Talmadge Heflin
Talmadge Heflin
stated on January 10, 2011 a blog post.
Says the claims that Texas faces a $27 billion shortfall "are flat-out false."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2011
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