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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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."    
Mostly True
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."    
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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.
Mostly True
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."
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
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
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."
Mostly True
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."    
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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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