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Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 2, 2018 a campaign fundraising letter
Says George Soros has "unloaded a whopping $1 million to install his liberal puppets in positions of power" in Texas this fall.
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer, W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station
Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 11, 2018 a commentary on the Fox News website
Says Facebook shut down a "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 23, 2018
Jonathan Saenz
Jonathan Saenz
stated on March 28, 2018 an email blast
Says that in the U.S. Capitol, "Stephen F. Austin’s and Sam Houston’s statues" are "the only ones holding a rifle or a sword."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2018
Anonymous Caller
Anonymous Caller
stated on April 10, 2018 an anonymous phone message
Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2018
Jose Carrillo
Jose Carrillo
stated on March 28, 2018 a Texas Capitol press conference
"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 1, 2018 a tweet
Says caravans of people are coming to cross the Mexico-U.S. border.  
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 2, 2018
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on March 26, 2018 an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News
"1 in 100 people are sociopaths."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on March 7, 2018 his Fox News program
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet
"The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 24, 2018 a Waco campaign stop
Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2018 an audio ad distributed to news organizations
Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 19, 2018 a conference call with voters
Says Texas ranks among the nation’s top five states for its high school graduation rate.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2018
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on February 1, 2018 a voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area
Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2018
Ann Teich
Ann Teich
stated on February 26, 2018 a meeting of the Austin school board
Says Stephen F. Austin and James Bowie promoted slavery.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 16, 2018 a campaign video
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 17, 2018 a speech in Dallas
Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2018
Scott Milder
Scott Milder
stated on February 6, 2018 a statement posted on Milder's campaign website
"In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on February 14, 2018 a mailer pointed out by challenger Jerry Patterson
Says he’s a "retired U.S. Navy officer."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
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