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Donna Howard
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump:

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

James Woods
stated on August 27, 2016 a tweet:

"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2016 x:

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

True

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Lisa Moore
stated on August 7, 2016 an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered":

Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.

True

By Eleanor Dearman, W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Julián Castro
stated on June 17, 2016 comments at Texas Democratic Party convention:

"Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."

True

By Emma Hinchliffe, W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016

Ruben Hinojosa
stated on July 16, 2016 a tweet:

"50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college."

True

By Rye Druzin • August 15, 2016

Jonathan Jarvis
stated on June 14, 2016 testimony before a U.S. House committee:

The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on May 12, 2016 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas:

The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2016

John Cornyn
stated on May 23, 2016 Senate floor remarks:

"Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 26, 2016

Don Willett
stated on May 13, 2016 the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case:

Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2016

Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2016 speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot:

"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 12, 2016 remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:

"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016

Matt McCall
stated on February 11, 2016 Press release:

"During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."

True

By Filipa Ioannou • March 28, 2016

Stephanie Schriock
stated on February 1, 2016 as quoted by the Texas Tribune:

"Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."

True

By Emma Hinchliffe • February 29, 2016

Rick Perry
stated on January 15, 2016 Radio interview:

"Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years."

True

By Eleanor Dearman • February 27, 2016

Joe Straus
stated on December 15, 2015 campaign video:

"Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country."

True

By Eleanor Dearman • January 30, 2016

Glenn Beck
stated on January 23, 2016 an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa:

"In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2016

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

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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