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Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on April 29, 2011 a TV ad.:
Says the Austin City Council "may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 12, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.:
Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 11, 2011
Doug Otto
Doug Otto
stated on March 22, 2011 a radio interview.:
Says Rick Perry said there’s an administrator for every teacher in Texas public schools.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2011
Waco Tea Party
Waco Tea Party
stated on May 25, 2011 an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
Half-True
June 8, 2011
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on May 30, 2011 a tweet:
Says this month’s special session will cost the state $27,300 a day just for legislators’ daily living expenses.
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 6, 2011
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release.:
"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on May 26, 2011 a tweet.:
Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2011
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on May 29, 2011 a filibuster.:
Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2011
Texas House Democratic Caucus
Texas House Democratic Caucus
stated on May 18, 2011 a press release:
"Some neighborhood schools are closing."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 2, 2011
Rob Eissler
Rob Eissler
stated on May 23, 2011 remarks on the House floor:
"Obesity kills 34 children per hour."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 31, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2011 a press gaggle:
Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 30, 2011
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on May 12, 2011 a Texas Tribune interview:
Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 30, 2011
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Texas Public Policy Foundation
stated on April 25, 2011 a television ad that ran through May 20:
Says that in the last five years, Texas "created more jobs than all other states combined."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 29, 2011
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 18, 2011 his radio program.:
Says Rick Perry is "the guy that tracked" down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2011
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on May 20, 2011 a press release.:
Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders "funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 27, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 19, 2011 a statement.:
Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the election prompting the runoff.  
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 26, 2011
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2011 a radio interview.:
Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 17, 2011 a press release.:
"The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2011
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on April 26, 2011 a tweet.:
"Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 22, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on May 5, 2011 a presidential debate:
"The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2011
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