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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2018 a debate at Southern Methodist University:
Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 21, 2018 a debate at Southern Methodist University:
Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2018
Texans Are
Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018
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
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