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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
Ted Cruz
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."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2016
Ted Cruz
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin
"All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016
Sid Miller
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2016
Jeannette Vaught
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."
False
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 29, 2016
Steve Adler
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2016
Wendy Davis
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."
False
By Eleanor Dearman • May 27, 2016
Ted Cruz
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."
False
By Dylan Baddour • May 27, 2016
Sylvester Turner
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."
False
By Emma Hinchliffe • May 6, 2016
Ridesharing Works for Austin
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2016
Sylvester Turner
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."
False
By Fauzeya Rahman • April 13, 2016
Facebook posts
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.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2016
Ken Paxton
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."  
False
By Emma Hinchliffe • March 4, 2016
Roger Williams
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2016 an interview with The Washington Post
Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016
Lamar Smith
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."
False
By Filipa Ioannou • December 17, 2015
Ted Cruz
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."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2015 a Facebook comment
"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 12, 2015 remarks to reporters in South Carolina
Says Ted Cruz "is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally" and "proposed giving them work permits."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2015
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