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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2018 a rally for Republican candidates in Houston
Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 During a debate in San Antonio
Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas."
Mostly False
By Johnathan Silver • October 19, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 29, 2018 at a rally in Austin
Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."
Mostly False
By Johnathan Silver • October 5, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trey Blocker
Trey Blocker
stated on January 24, 2018 a commentary in the Odessa American
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2018
Tom Luce
Tom Luce
stated on November 15, 2017 testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness
"Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2017
New York Post
New York Post
stated on September 12, 2017 a tweet
Says Ted Cruz is the "same senator who once supported a ban on sex toys."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 21, 2017
Glenna Hodge
Glenna Hodge
stated on July 20, 2017 testimony before a Texas Senate committee
"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 8, 2017
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on June 16, 2017 a press release
Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2017
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on March 22, 2017 an email blast after meeting with President Trump
"Seven out of ten doctors are not taking any new Medicaid patients as lower reimbursement rates make it cost-prohibitive."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2017
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 a press release and study
Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on November 22, 2016 a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
Mostly False
By Fauzeya Rahman • January 31, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on December 15, 2016 an interview with KEYE TV
"Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 28, 2016
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on November 16, 2016 an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau
"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2016
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