Fact Check Posts – Page 4

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.

By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2016

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."

By Bobby Cervantes • November 23, 2016

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.

By Nolan Hicks • November 1, 2016

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.

By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016

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."

By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016

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."

By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016

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."

By Eleanor Dearman • July 28, 2016

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."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 28, 2016

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."

By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2016

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."

By Emma Hinchliffe • March 16, 2016

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."

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2016

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."

By Rachel Rice • February 27, 2016

Blake Rocap
stated on February 16, 2016 a voter mailer:

"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016

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)."

By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2016

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."

By Mary Huber • February 15, 2016

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