Fact Check Posts – Page 9

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.

By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2016

Texas Automobile Dealers Association
stated on September 21, 2016 a tweet:

Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model."

By Bobby Cervantes • October 18, 2016

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2016 responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.:

Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 8, 2016 Senate floor remarks:

"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin:

"All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Sid Miller
stated on July 9, 2016 as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman:

Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2016

Jeannette Vaught
stated on May 4, 2016 an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman:

"Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (state’s) cattle industry."

By Fauzeya Rahman • July 29, 2016

Steve Adler
stated on June 14, 2016 an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:

Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2016

Wendy Davis
stated on March 14, 2016 an interview with Texas Monthly:

"Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."

By Eleanor Dearman • May 27, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 21, 2016 an online campaign ad:

Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president."

By Dylan Baddour • May 27, 2016

Sylvester Turner
stated on March 4, 2016 a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman:

"We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."

By Emma Hinchliffe • May 6, 2016

Ridesharing Works for Austin
stated on April 26, 2016 a voter mailer noted by a reader:

If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2016

Sylvester Turner
stated on March 4, 2016 a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority:

"The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes."

By Fauzeya Rahman • April 13, 2016

Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2016 a post and story from Elect Leaders:

Ted Cruz is in negotiations to be Donald Trump’s running mate.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2016

Ken Paxton
stated on February 5, 2016 press release:

"Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."

By Emma Hinchliffe • March 4, 2016

Roger Williams
stated on January 12, 2016 response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address:

Under Barack Obama, "the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2016 an interview with The Washington Post:

Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016

Lamar Smith
stated on December 6, 2015 Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News:

"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."

By Filipa Ioannou • December 17, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on November 19, 2015 an interview with Steven Crowder:

The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2015

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