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Bob Cole
Bob Cole
stated on March 31, 2014 morning radio show on KOKE-FM
Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 16, 2014 a press release
"David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 a video ad
Dan Patrick "changed his name from Danny Goeb to hide from" his "debts."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2014
David Boies
David Boies
stated on April 8, 2014 the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
Every one of "more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June… ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2014
Will Wynn
Will Wynn
stated on March 30, 2014 a news story
More "25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2014 speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library
During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 14, 2014
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on March 30, 2014 a news story
Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 8, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 an online petition
"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 a campaign email blast
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
False
By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 27, 2014 an interview
David Alameel "is giving thousands of dollars to support the Republican Party candidates" including John Cornyn and Greg Abbott.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2014
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on March 26, 2014 a committee hearing
The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 2, 2014
CATPAC
CATPAC
stated on March 10, 2014 a campaign mail flier
"Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."
False
By Sue Owen • March 31, 2014
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on February 25, 2014 an email blast
"Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2014
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on March 18, 2014 an oped column in the Austin American-Statesman
On HealthCare.Gov, Texan Mark Sullivan "found a good" health insurance "plan that includes dental, for less than $80 a month."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2014
Linda Koop
Linda Koop
stated on February 25, 2014 a campaign mail flier
Says Stefani Carter "repeatedly used her campaign contributors’ donations to rent margarita machines for our state house office."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • March 21, 2014
James Moore
James Moore
stated on March 20, 2014 a tweet
"Ted Cruz has been to Iowa four times. Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- just once."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 20, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 10, 2014 a tweet
Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 20, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 19, 2014 statements on her campaign website
Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • March 19, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 2, 2014
Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 17, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 2, 2014 a TV ad
Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2014
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