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Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on April 10, 2012 a speech at Texas A&M University.:
"Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 27, 2012
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on March 24, 2012 remarks at a Texas Capitol rally:
Says legislative cuts mean Texas is "spending on average $500 less per student."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 26, 2012
Clay Dafoe
Clay Dafoe
stated on April 16, 2012 a mayoral candidate debate on KXAN-TV:
Says bus riders subsidize the "expensive, romanticized" Leander-to-Austin train.
False
By Ben Wear, Sue Owen • April 25, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 13, 2012 a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.:
Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican U.S. Senate debate:
Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 20, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.:
David Dewhurst "has never once cut one penny from the state budget."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
Sara Stevenson
Sara Stevenson
stated on April 4, 2012 an op-ed column.:
"The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 a TV ad.:
Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on March 12, 2012 a press release:
Says his Texas election fraud investigations have resulted in 50 convictions.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 17, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on April 11, 2012 a campaign mailer.:
"The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 17, 2012
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.:
Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on April 4, 2012 a public appearance.:
The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2012
Elizabeth Ames Jones
Elizabeth Ames Jones
stated on April 9, 2012 a web video.:
Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2012
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on March 27, 2012 a conference call:
Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the state’s SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 11, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video:
"6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 10, 2012
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on March 31, 2012 an email blast.:
Says Jeff Wentworth was the only Republican to vote against the Texas measure requiring women to have a sonogram before receiving an abortion.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 5, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video ad.:
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 19, 2012 an email:
Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • April 4, 2012
Brigid Shea
Brigid Shea
stated on March 5, 2012 an op-ed column.:
In "the past 10 years, our (Austin) water rates have increased by 100 percent and we now have the highest water cost of the top 10 cities in Texas."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Rosemary Lehmberg
Rosemary Lehmberg
stated on October 31, 2011 campaign video:
Says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in Texas.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 3, 2012
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