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Francisco "Quico" Canseco
stated on July 31, 2012 an email blast
Says the "largest tax increase in American history is set to occur on January 1st unless President Obama and Congress can come to an agreement."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 27, 2012 her speech at a rally for Ted Cruz in The Woodlands
Says 1 in 7 American families is on food stamps.
True
By Sue Owen • August 2, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy.
True
By Sue Owen • August 1, 2012
Wes Riddle
Wes Riddle
stated on May 16, 2012 a Facebook post
Says U.S. is giving seven Alaskan islands to Russia.
False
By Sue Owen • July 27, 2012
Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
stated on July 19, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says Donna Campbell is pushing a 35 percent sales tax extending to medicine, groceries and real estate.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2012
Texans for Accountable Government
Texans for Accountable Government
stated on July 26, 2012 an email blast.
Says PolitiFact "validated and independently documented" its "criminal history" claims about Adan Ballesteros.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 17, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate.
Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 23, 2012 a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston
Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • July 26, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 15, 2012 an interview with Fox News.
Says Texas proved in court that more than 200 dead people voted in the latest Texas election.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 2012
Adan Ballesteros
Adan Ballesteros
stated on July 14, 2012 a political flier
Says Michael Cargill was "arrested and incarcerated in Bell County."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 24, 2012
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
stated on May 30, 2012 an email to PolitiFact Texas.
Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on June 26, 2012 a debate of Democratic primary runoff candidates for U.S. Senate in Dallas
Says federal debt "doubled during the Bush administration."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • July 19, 2012
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2012 a radio ad.
Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 a speech in San Antonio.
Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention
Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent.
True
By Sue Owen • July 17, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 2, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says the federal government is spending $765,828 to subsidize "pancakes for yuppies" in Washington.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on July 10, 2012 a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.
Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 6, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  
Half-True
By Tara Merrigan • July 3, 2012
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