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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
Kendall Scudder
Kendall Scudder
stated on July 2, 2018 an event hosted by the Funky East Dallas Democrats:
"Bob Hall never successfully passed a bill." 
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 12, 2018
Austin for a Better Future
Austin for a Better Future
stated on June 27, 2018 In a video:
Says proposal to use city-owned land for an Austin pro soccer stadium is a "$1 billion giveaway."
Pants on Fire!
By Bob Sechler, Sebastian Herrera • June 27, 2018
Jim Spencer
Jim Spencer
stated on June 18, 2018 a news blog post:
Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 11, 2018 an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas:
"There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 18, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on June 11, 2018 a post by a filmmaker:
Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 7, 2018 an online survey:
"After Texas cut" its "two-year family planning budget by $73 million, one in four clinics closed their doors."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 a handout:
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 6, 2018 a conference call about hurricane season:
Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Justin Nelson
Justin Nelson
stated on May 29, 2018 a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 23, 2018 a New York Times news story:
"One in six Texans don’t have health care. We’re the most uninsured state in the U.S."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story:
Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 20, 2018 an interview on ABC News, "This Week":
"It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2018
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2018 an online meme:
Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on May 8, 2018 an interview on KLBJ-AM:
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 8, 2018 a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board:
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on May 11, 2018 a Democratic gubernatorial debate:
Says Cecile Richards recently said there’s room in "her movement" for people who personally believe abortion is wrong.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2018
Steve McCraw
Steve McCraw
stated on April 18, 2018 testimony to a Texas House panel:
Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2018
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