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Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on December 10, 2013 an email blast:
"This is the first time in Texas history -- and only the fourth time in United States history -- that two women are running for the top spots."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 26, 2013
Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions
stated on December 15, 2013 an oped column:
Federal law for Obamacare navigators "does not bar — or even require screening for — convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 20, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on December 3, 2013 a post on her campaign website:
Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2013
Sam Houston
Sam Houston
stated on December 13, 2013 a campaign web page:
Says he would have "almost twice the actual experience practicing law" Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 16, 2013
Senate Conservatives Fund
Senate Conservatives Fund
stated on December 9, 2013 as quoted by Politico:
"John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 12, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on October 24, 2013 an email to a constituent:
Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 6, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 7, 2013 a donation web page:
Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
Sid Covington
Sid Covington
stated on October 28, 2013 an opinion column by Sid Covington, the district's chairman of the board:
A planning group said that to meet anticipated traffic demands by 2035, Interstate 35 between Austin and Round Rock will need a dozen additional lanes going north and 14 additional southbound lanes.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 6, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 11, 2013 an interview as quoted in a news story:
The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2013
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on October 29, 2013 an interview on a Lubbock radio station:
Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 7, 2013
Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on September 28, 2013 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
Only "four countries in the world… allow abortions after 20 weeks" of pregnancy.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life:
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post:
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on August 29, 2013 a published commentary:
Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2013
Steve Munisteri
Steve Munisteri
stated on August 19, 2013 an interview on Austin's YNN:
There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 21, 2013 a radio ad:
"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 15, 2013 an opinion article:
Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 15, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on August 2, 2013 a press release:
Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 9, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 an opinion article :
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 13, 2013 a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.:
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2013
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