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Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Dawn Buckingham
Dawn Buckingham
stated on February 8, 2017 a campaign email blast
"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2017
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 a press release and study
Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017
Don Willett
Don Willett
stated on January 12, 2017 a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event
"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2017
Dawnna Dukes
Dawnna Dukes
stated on January 10, 2017 the Texas House
On resigning her Texas House seat.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 5, 2017 remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access
"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on December 15, 2016 an interview with KEYE TV
"Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 28, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 13, 2016 a tweet
Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2016
If You Only News
If You Only News
stated on December 4, 2016 a news-entertainment web post
"Emboldened by election, Texas Republicans kill Medicaid funding for kids with disabilities."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2016
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on November 29, 2016 a panel discussion about the 2017 legislative session
"In Austin, Texas, the average homeowner is paying about $1,300 to $1,400 just for recapture," meaning funds spent in non-Austin school districts.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2016
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on November 16, 2016 an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau
"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2016
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on November 29, 2016 a press release
"Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 1, 2016
James Quintero
James Quintero
stated on October 10, 2016 a panel discussion at SXSW Eco
Says that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, "you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses" spike.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2016
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on September 19, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 a web post and email blast
"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016
Todd Starnes
Todd Starnes
stated on October 28, 2016 a commentary posted on Fox News
"Students at the University of Texas in Austin have been advised not to wear cowboy boots or cowboy hats on Halloween."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 3, 2016
Austin Board of Realtors PAC
Austin Board of Realtors PAC
stated on October 29, 2016 a mailer spotted by an Austin voter
Says Gerald Daugherty is endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2016
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 an ad in the Austin American-Statesman
Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.    
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
stated on October 17, 2016 a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin
"We’re already bombing seven countries."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2016
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 a press conference
Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad
Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016
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