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James Quintero
James Quintero
stated on October 10, 2016 a panel discussion at SXSW Eco
Says that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, "you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses" spike.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 26, 2016 a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee
"There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices."
Mostly False
By Bobby Cervantes • November 23, 2016
Jimmy Flannigan
Jimmy Flannigan
stated on September 12, 2016 an Austin Monitor interview that day plus forums later
Says that he’s responsible for Austin including Anderson Mill Road in the city's proposed transportation bond package.
Mostly False
By Nolan Hicks • November 1, 2016
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 an ad in the Austin American-Statesman
Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.    
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016
David Holmes
David Holmes
stated on October 17, 2016 a Facebook post and video
Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system." 
Mostly False
By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas
Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials
"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on July 19, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention
"One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016
Bike Austin
Bike Austin
stated on June 8, 2016 a press release
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
Mostly False
By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on July 1, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
"In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor."
Mostly False
By Eleanor Dearman • July 28, 2016
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on June 24, 2016 a press conference for Republican tax reform
The United States "is the only major country that taxes its own exports."  
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 28, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 14, 2016 his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."  
Mostly False
By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District
stated on June 2, 2016 an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies
"Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 21, 2015 a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa
Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Emma Hinchliffe • March 16, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 28, 2016 on CNN's "State of the Union."
Donald Trump has "described Hillary Clinton as one of the best secretaries of state in history."
Mostly False
By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2016
Jason Nassour
Jason Nassour
stated on February 18, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent."
Mostly False
By Rachel Rice • February 27, 2016
Blake Rocap
Blake Rocap
stated on February 16, 2016 a voter mailer
"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on January 28, 2016 a web page
In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."
Mostly False
By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016
Gary Cobb
Gary Cobb
stated on February 16, 2016 a video ad on his campaign website
Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2016
Sheri Gallo
Sheri Gallo
stated on January 28, 2016 an Austin City Council meeting
Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight."
Mostly False
By Mary Huber • February 15, 2016
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