Latest Fact-Checks In Texas

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Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 8, 2019 a TV interview
Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 19, 2019
Travis County Republican Party
Travis County Republican Party
stated on July 3, 2019 a news release
Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks." 
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 5, 2019
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on May 6, 2019 in a television apperance
Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 17, 2019
stated on April 24, 2019 in a tweet
Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 3, 2019
Texans Are
Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 4, 2018 a video
Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 7, 2018 a since-deleted tweet
Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018
Roland Gutierrez
Roland Gutierrez
stated on July 18, 2018 a campaign email blast
Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."
False
By Jasper Scherer • July 27, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 17, 2018 a campaign press release
Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump.  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2018
Kendall Scudder
Kendall Scudder
stated on July 2, 2018 an event hosted by the Funky East Dallas Democrats
"Bob Hall never successfully passed a bill." 
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 12, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on June 11, 2018 a post by a filmmaker
Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2018
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2018 an online meme
Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on May 8, 2018 an interview on KLBJ-AM
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 8, 2018 a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 3, 2018 remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas
Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."
False
By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2018 a tweet
Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on March 7, 2018 his Fox News program
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet
"The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2018 an audio ad distributed to news organizations
Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on February 14, 2018 a mailer pointed out by challenger Jerry Patterson
Says he’s a "retired U.S. Navy officer."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
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