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Latest Fact-Checks By Sue Owen

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Ted Lyon
Ted Lyon
stated on July 31, 2012 an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
Says most Texas schools spend 45 out of 180 school days in mandated testing.
False
By Sue Owen • August 29, 2012
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on August 1, 2012 a speech to the Austin-Oak Hill Rotary Club
Says the top 20 percent of income earners pay nearly 70 percent of all federal taxes.
True
By Sue Owen • August 27, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on August 1, 2012 in her New York Times column
Says Texas GOP platform calls for end to teaching "critical thinking" in public schools.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 11, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 9, 2012 her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • June 27, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • June 13, 2012
Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC
Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC
stated on May 24, 2012 a PAC website.
Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, "has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • June 11, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on June 8, 2012 remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.
Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.
True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
stated on May 25, 2012 whylarrywhy.com
Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on April 24, 2012 the Central Texas Democratic Forum
Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.
False
By Sue Owen • May 23, 2012
Dominic Chavez
Dominic Chavez
stated on March 30, 2012 a campaign video
Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 11, 2012
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