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Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 17, 2010 an e-mail
"Last week the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Rick Perry's appointee, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards. That's right. Thomas Jefferson... was deleted from a list of historical figures who inspired political change."
Half-True
March 24, 2010
Annise Parker
Annise Parker
stated on March 10, 2010 a newspaper article
"For years now, we have spent more money than we have taken in."
Half-True
March 21, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 3, 2010 a Web ad
Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies."
Half-True
March 8, 2010
David Sewell
David Sewell
stated on February 22, 2010 a campaign flier
Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans."
Half-True
February 26, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 12, 2010 a television ad
Says one in three Texas children drop out of high school.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement.
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate
"When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas."
Half-True
February 12, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 5, 2010 an online ad
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
"The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 8, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 27, 2010 an e-mail.
Says a prank phone call caused "400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant."
Half-True
February 2, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 20, 2010 a press release
"Under (Rick Perry’s) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
"We lowered the business tax from 4 percent down to 1 percent."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 the Jan. 14 GOP gubernatorial debate
Says Gov. Rick Perry was for Wall Street bailout before he was against it.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 16, 2010
Hank Gilbert
Hank Gilbert
stated on December 14, 2009 in a press release
Says a careless attitude and "poor oversight by the Texas Department of Agriculture" led to deaths and illnesses traced to a Texas peanut plant.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on November 23, 2009 a TV ad
Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China."
Half-True
January 12, 2010
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