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David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on September 16, 2013 a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum:
"I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2013
David Watts
David Watts
stated on September 16, 2013 an email blast:
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2013
Texans for America's Future PAC
Texans for America's Future PAC
stated on September 18, 2013 a radio ad:
"Thanks to (Rick) Perry's bad budgeting, the (Texas) highway department has to convert some modern paved state roads back to gravel."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 24, 2013
Jason Stanford
Jason Stanford
stated on September 16, 2013 an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman:
Wendy Davis is "the most popular politician in Texas."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • September 23, 2013
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on September 18, 2013 an episode of CNN's "Crossfire":
"One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview on CNN's "Crossfire":
"Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life:
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post:
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 19, 2013 an interview on “Conexión Texas”:
"Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios."
False
By Sue Owen • September 16, 2013
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson
stated on August 8, 2013 an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
"Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas."
False
By Sue Owen • September 13, 2013
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on August 29, 2013 a published commentary:
Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2013
Steve Munisteri
Steve Munisteri
stated on August 19, 2013 an interview on Austin's YNN:
There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2013
Raul Torres
Raul Torres
stated on August 27, 2013 a campaign video:
Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller.
True
By Sue Owen • September 9, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 20, 2013 an interview:
On support for Ted Cruz
Half Flip
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
John Carter
John Carter
stated on August 31, 2013 a news article:
About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
Texas Values
Texas Values
stated on August 15, 2013 an email blast:
A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city.
False
By Sue Owen • September 4, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 30, 2013 a Senate floor colloquy:
Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork."
Mostly False
By Andra Lim • September 3, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 21, 2013 a radio ad:
"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
stated on August 27, 2013 a radio advertisement:
Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on August 19, 2013 a letter forwarded to PolitiFact:
Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry."
False
By Sue Owen • August 28, 2013
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