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Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on November 15, 2010 a speech.
Says more than $3.5 billion in state revenue that is supposed to be dedicated to basic needs and functions is being diverted to "make the books look balanced."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2010
Art Acevedo
Art Acevedo
stated on November 14, 2010 an interview.
Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign television ad
Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 11, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 27, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"
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October 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
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October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 5, 2010 a news story
Says Rick Perry told students he couldn't attend a gubernatorial forum due to scheduling conflicts, then on forum day "tweeted that he'd just been running with his dog."
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October 14, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 5, 2010 a newspaper ad
Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 7, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on September 27, 2010 an e-mail
Texas has "a higher unemployment rate than neighboring states."
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September 30, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 3, 2010 a press release
"Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
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August 24, 2010
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on July 28, 2010 a U.S. House floor speech
"Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 9, 2010 a TV interview.
"The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on July 19, 2010 a message on Twitter
Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.
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August 2, 2010
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on July 6, 2010 a segement on The Colbert Report
"It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."
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July 23, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi
"Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 18, 2010
David Barton
David Barton
stated on June 12, 2010 an open letter
Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2010
David Barton
David Barton
stated on June 12, 2010 an open letter
Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2010
Ted Ankrum
Ted Ankrum
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech
Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
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June 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 27, 2010
Bryan Underwood
Bryan Underwood
stated on June 12, 2010 a speech
"Ninety-six percent of the last session, (U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar) voted with Nancy Pelosi."
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June 26, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2010 a campaign video
Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2010
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