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Ruben Hinojosa
stated on July 16, 2016 a tweet

"50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college."

True

By Rye Druzin • August 15, 2016

Sid Miller
stated on July 9, 2016 as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman

Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2016

Bike Austin
stated on June 8, 2016 a press release

"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."

Mostly False

By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016

Cecile Richards
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun

Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • July 29, 2016

Jeannette Vaught
stated on May 4, 2016 an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman

"Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (state’s) cattle industry."

False

By Fauzeya Rahman • July 29, 2016

Matt Mackowiak
stated on July 1, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman

"In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor."

Mostly False

By Eleanor Dearman • July 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2016 Dallas fundraiser

The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.

Mostly True

By Filipa Ioannou • July 23, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 a campaign rally in Cleveland

Says Ted Cruz "never denied" his father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald.

Pants on Fire!

By Dylan Baddour • July 22, 2016

Drew Brees
stated on June 12, 2016 as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman

"Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2016

Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 a press release in response to a lawsuit

Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."

Mostly True

By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016

Kevin Brady
stated on June 24, 2016 a press conference for Republican tax reform

The United States "is the only major country that taxes its own exports."

Mostly False

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 28, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 14, 2016 his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention

Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."

Mostly False

By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016

Jonathan Jarvis
stated on June 14, 2016 testimony before a U.S. House committee

The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2016

Steve Adler
stated on June 14, 2016 an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM

Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2016 keynoting South by Southwest Interactive

"We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2016

Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 a tweet

"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."

Mostly True

By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on May 12, 2016 addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention

"ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obama’s policies."

Pants on Fire!

By Dylan Baddour • June 17, 2016

Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2016 House floor remarks

"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2016

Austin Independent School District
stated on June 2, 2016 an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies

"Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on May 12, 2016 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas

The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2016

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