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M.J. Hegar
M.J. Hegar
stated on August 21, 2018 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 26, 2018 an ad in the Houston Defender
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 16, 2018 remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2018
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on July 18, 2018 a tweet
Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 3, 2018 a video ad made public by the Texas Tribune
Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2018
Omar Rachid
Omar Rachid
stated on July 21, 2018 a San Antonio Express-News story
"Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."    
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2018
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
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."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 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.
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 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
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."
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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
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.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman
"I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 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."    
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 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."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2018
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on March 26, 2018 an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News
"1 in 100 people are sociopaths."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on December 7, 2017 his campaign kickoff speech in Houston
Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on October 29, 2017 a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post
Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.    
Mostly True
By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on December 8, 2017 an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman
Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2017
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