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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 6, 2013 video remarks to the Family Research Council
Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Jim Marston
Jim Marston
stated on April 22, 2013 a Texas Tribune interview
Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 8, 2013
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 a Voters Guide.
Says proponents of a bond package for the Austin school district say the district has the second-lowest bond tax rate "among the Central Texas area school districts."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 a voters guide.
Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
Trey Martinez Fischer
Trey Martinez Fischer
stated on February 25, 2013 press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.
Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.
Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 a U.S. Senate committee hearing.
Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2013
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on January 7, 2013 a Facebook post.
"The last time Republicans held hostage a resolution to ensure that our country’s bills were paid cost us more than $1 billion in added interest and slowed the economic recovery."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on December 13, 2012 an Austin City Council meeting.
Says Austin’s treated wastewater, put into the Colorado River, is of higher quality than water the city takes from the lake for public use.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 21, 2013
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on September 23, 2012 a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.
Says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of Texas spent more through Medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2013
Thomas Ratliff
Thomas Ratliff
stated on December 10, 2012 an opinion column.
Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2012
County Line
County Line
stated on November 2, 2012 an open letter to employees.
Says that under the new healthcare law, full- and part-time workers will be required to buy insurance costing $375 to $1,000 a month, starting in 2014.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2012
Terral Smith
Terral Smith
stated on September 9, 2012 an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
Says 40 years ago, the U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights Act for failing to print ballots in Spanish.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • November 16, 2012
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on August 30, 2012 East Austin meetup of Texans for Obama.
"We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget."
Half-True
By David Barer • October 29, 2012
Rob Moshein
Rob Moshein
stated on October 14, 2012 a letter to the editor.
Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a $50 million profit last year.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 19, 2012
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