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Latest Fact-Checks In Texas

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Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on August 26, 2018 an interview on Fox & Friends
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2018 a TV ad
Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 4, 2018 a video
Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2018 an online video ad
Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018
M.J. Hegar
M.J. Hegar
stated on August 21, 2018 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 26, 2018 an ad in the Houston Defender
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2018
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 22, 2012 a TV ad
Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 6, 2018 an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher"
"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 16, 2018 remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2018
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on July 18, 2018 a tweet
Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Will Hurd
Will Hurd
stated on August 18, 2018 an interview with Hearst News
Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 7, 2018 a since-deleted tweet
Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 3, 2018 a video ad made public by the Texas Tribune
Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2018
Omar Rachid
Omar Rachid
stated on July 21, 2018 a San Antonio Express-News story
"Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2018
Roland Gutierrez
Roland Gutierrez
stated on July 18, 2018 a campaign email blast
Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."
False
By Jasper Scherer • July 27, 2018
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 19, 2018 an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network
Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 17, 2018 a campaign press release
Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump.  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2018
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on July 14, 2018 a fundraising email blast
Says a poll showed Democrat Beto O’Rourke within 2 percentage points of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 27, 2018 a fundraising conference call with supporters
"In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2018
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