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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 1, 2013 a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.:
"Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 1, 2013
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on February 12, 2013 in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.:
Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference:
Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • March 28, 2013
Scott Henson
Scott Henson
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview.:
Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2013
Battleground Texas
Battleground Texas
stated on February 26, 2013 an adviser's interview on the "Colbert Report.":
In 2008, "only 54 percent of Latinos in Texas were registered to vote and only 35 percent actually turned out."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 22, 2013 remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.:
Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2013
Drew Springer
Drew Springer
stated on March 5, 2013 a press release:
Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • March 20, 2013
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on February 22, 2013 a tweet:
Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • March 15, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 21, 2013 Senate Education Committee hearing:
Says 100,000 are on waiting list to attend Texas charter schools.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • March 11, 2013
Garnet Coleman
Garnet Coleman
stated on February 10, 2013 an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics.":
Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2013
Trey Martinez Fischer
Trey Martinez Fischer
stated on February 25, 2013 press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:
Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 12, 2013 a Twitter post.:
Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
stated on February 9, 2013 a syndicated cartoon:
Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2013
Sarah Eckhardt
Sarah Eckhardt
stated on February 18, 2013 an email blast.:
Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 1, 2013 a Politico column.:
Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Pete Winstead
Pete Winstead
stated on February 6, 2013 a KUT-FM news story:
Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe.
False
By Sue Owen • February 19, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.:
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial:
Says Texas is last in workers' compensation coverage.
True
By Sue Owen • February 14, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.:
Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.:
Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
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