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Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2016 an interview with The Washington Post:

Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016

Cecile Richards
stated on December 15, 2015 an interview by actress Lena Dunham:

"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."

Mostly True

By Emma Hinchliffe • January 2, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on December 8, 2015 a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz:

Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2015

Lamar Smith
stated on December 6, 2015 Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News:

"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."

False

By Filipa Ioannou • December 17, 2015

Uber
stated on November 7, 2015 a web post:

"Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2015

Bryan Hughes
stated on December 1, 2015 a campaign press release:

"David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2015

David Simpson
stated on November 30, 2015 a campaign press release:

"I have always opposed driver's licenses for illegal aliens."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2015

Greg Abbott
stated on November 17, 2015 Network TV interview:

In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already."

Half-True

By Filipa Ioannou • December 9, 2015

Kevin Russell
stated on October 28, 2015 an opinion column:

"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 7, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on November 19, 2015 an interview with Steven Crowder:

The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on November 14, 2015 a rally in Beaumont, Texas:

President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria."

Pants on Fire!

By Fauzeya Rahman • December 1, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2015 a Facebook comment:

"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015

Cynthia Meyer
stated on November 14, 2015 a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate:

"More black babies are aborted in NYC than born."

True

By Lauren Caruba • November 25, 2015

Greg Abbott
stated on October 19, 2015 op-ed in Austin American-Statesman:

"Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year."

Mostly True

By Fauzeya Rahman • November 24, 2015

Wendy Davis
stated on September 21, 2015 an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”:

After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."

Mostly False

By Andy East • November 24, 2015

Gun Free UT Gun Free UT
stated on October 29, 2015 web site blog post:

"29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting."

Half-True

By Filipa Ioannou • November 23, 2015

Martin O'Malley
stated on November 12, 2015 an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith:

"If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household."

Mostly False

By Emma Hinchliffe • November 20, 2015

Greg Abbott
stated on November 18, 2015 a tweet:

"8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo."

Mostly False

By Dylan Baddour • November 20, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on November 12, 2015 remarks to reporters in South Carolina:

Says Ted Cruz "is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally" and "proposed giving them work permits."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2015

Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 a blog post by the Texas Tribune:

Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."

True

By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015

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