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Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 28, 2014 a press release:
"As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on July 21, 2014 an interview with Laura Ingraham:
More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week "than are born in Texas each week."
True
By Philip Jankowski • September 12, 2014
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on September 8, 2014 an opinion column:
In Texas public schools, "we spend an average of $12,000 per pupil per year."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview with WFAA-TV:
ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on August 8, 2014 a video ad:
Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 23, 2014 a TV ad:
Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 21, 2014 a news story:
At "least a quarter of those apprehended" at the border "have criminal records."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014
Lon Burnam
Lon Burnam
stated on August 22, 2014 telephone press conference:
"Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 10, 2014 an email blast:
"The growth rate of women-owned businesses in Texas has nearly doubled that of the nation since President Obama has taken office."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2014
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on July 16, 2014:
Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.
Mostly False
By Nicole Chavez, W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on August 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story:
"The majority of Austinites rent" the places they live.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 17, 2014 a commentary:
Texas prosecutor Rosemary Lehmberg purchased "72 bottles of vodka in just one store alone, in just over a year."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 17, 2014 a commentary:
Under Rosemary Lehmberg, the "Travis County D.A.’s office" convened the grand jury that indicted Rick Perry.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2014
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 11, 2014 a Facebook photo post:
Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 8, 2014 speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth:
Congress is "on a five-week vacation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 7, 2014 a TV ad:
Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2014
Juan
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
stated on July 21, 2014 a press release:
"We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2014
Eugene Sepulveda
Eugene Sepulveda
stated on July 29, 2014 a Facebook post:
Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2014
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on July 22, 2014 a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio:
San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 23, 2014 an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2014
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