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George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on October 16, 2017 the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign:
"The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."    
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 10, 2017 a Facebook post:
Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2017
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 23, 2017 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight":
Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2017
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on July 26, 2017 a tweet:
"Austin is the safest big city in Texas."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas:
"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Half-True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 a speech to the National Rifle Association:
"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017
Sally Hernandez
Sally Hernandez
stated on April 18, 2017 an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs:
"FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2017
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 27, 2017 responding to a question about private school vouchers:
"Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses."    
Half-True
By Forrest Milburn • May 5, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 a U.S. Senate campaign speech:
El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 14, 2017
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on February 6, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference:
Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2017
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
stated on January 5, 2017 a press release:
Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Half-True
By Bobby Cervantes • February 1, 2017
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
stated on December 10, 2016 a Facebook post:
"Social Security is in trouble (it’s going bankrupt by 2034)."
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • January 17, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 5, 2017 remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access:
"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2017
Sheri Gallo
Sheri Gallo
stated on November 29, 2016 a mailer spotted by an Austin voter:
Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign."
Half-True
By Nolan Hicks • December 8, 2016
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 10, 2016 a Facebook post:
Texas A&M University - Commerce "offers counseling, safe spaces for students who are afraid of President-elect Trump."
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • November 17, 2016
Gerald Daugherty
Gerald Daugherty
stated on October 17, 2016 his campaign website:
Says he’s "taken an 8% pay decrease in each of the nine years he has been in office."
Half-True
By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016
Cocks Not Glocks
Cocks Not Glocks
stated on August 24, 2016 a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook:
"You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • October 7, 2016
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on September 1, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:
Says most illegal immigrants draw "welfare benefits, they’re sending their kids to school, they’re using the public services."
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • September 28, 2016
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun:
Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 29, 2016
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