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Latest Fact-Checks In Texas

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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
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 3, 2013 a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.
"I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 5, 2013 a campaign video
Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times."
True
By Sue Owen • August 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 12, 2013 a radio commentary.
"According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2013
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