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Latest Fact-Checks In Texas

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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on February 8, 2011 an episode of The View
In Texas, "sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers — that can mean up to 10 years in prison."
Half-True
February 17, 2011
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on January 13, 2011 an interview.
Says Travis County, home to Austin, is the most liberal county in the United States.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2011 a speech
"Texas added more jobs in 2010 than any other state."
True
February 15, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
Janet Mitchell
Janet Mitchell
stated on January 20, 2011 an interview.
Says 25 percent of Austin's public school buildings are "underutilized."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2011
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 3, 2011 an episode of The Daily Show
Joe Straus is the "first Jewish speaker of the" Texas House.
Mostly True
February 12, 2011
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on January 13, 2011 an interview.
Says the foreman of the jury that convicted him was a Greenpeace activist.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2011
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on January 27, 2011 an interview on "Capital Tonight"
"In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... they don’t have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID."
False
February 9, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
"The last Christians are about to leave" Iraq.
Pants on Fire!
February 7, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on February 3, 2011 a Twitter post.
Says the Texas Forest Service planted 6,000 trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before the Super Bowl for unknown reasons at an unknown cost.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2011
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on January 25, 2011 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate
"Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 5, 2011
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on January 7, 2011 an op-ed column.
Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 2, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 22, 2011 a speech
Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 1, 2011
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 19, 2011 a press release
Says Texas ranks 44th nationally in education funding per pupil.
Mostly True
January 31, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on January 18, 2011 his inaugural address.
"Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2011
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 14, 2011 a press release
There have been "at least four incidents where bullets from Mexico have crossed the border."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2011
Mario Gallegos
Mario Gallegos
stated on January 25, 2011 a Texas Senate committee meeting.
Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on January 6, 2011 an op-ed column
Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance."
True
January 24, 2011
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on January 5, 2011 a radio interview
"Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs."
False
January 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2011 his inauguration address
Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2011
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