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Derek Ryan
Derek Ryan
stated on May 22, 2013 a tweet:
Says first eight chosen to draw Austin City Council districts are seven Democratic primary voters and one Republican primary voter.
True
By Sue Owen • June 4, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 18, 2013 a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.:
Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 17, 2013 a press release:
Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • May 31, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.:
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Bill Ratliff
Bill Ratliff
stated on May 16, 2013 an interview with Texas Monthly magazine.:
"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2013
Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
stated on May 6, 2013 an Austin American-Statesman news story:
Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • May 24, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 6, 2013 video remarks to the Family Research Council:
Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 22, 2013
Robert Deuell
Robert Deuell
stated on May 13, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.:
Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America."                   
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 17, 2013 an opinion column.:
Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to state's public universities.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.:
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 an opinion column.:
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.:
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 27, 2013 remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin:
Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.
True
By Sue Owen • May 10, 2013
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on May 8, 2013 an email blast.:
"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 9, 2013 an advertisement:
"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Jim Marston
Jim Marston
stated on April 22, 2013 a Texas Tribune interview:
Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 8, 2013
Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 a leaflet.:
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 1, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.:
Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
George Lavender
George Lavender
stated on April 29, 2013 in Texas House of Representatives debate:
Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 6, 2013
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 a Voters Guide.:
Says proponents of a bond package for the Austin school district say the district has the second-lowest bond tax rate "among the Central Texas area school districts."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
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