Fact Check Posts – Page 10

Paul Workman says apartment development fees in Austin nearly 10 times fees in Dallas

By Shonda Novak , W. Gardner Selby

July 13, 2017

Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.

Pete Olson said Bill Clinton basically told Loretta Lynch ‘we killed Vince Foster’

By W. Gardner Selby

July 5, 2017

Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."

Rick Perry says France wouldn’t buy Texas beef and relies greatly on nuclear power

By W. Gardner Selby

June 30, 2017

France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."

Shawn Thierry says Texas leads nation in rate of mothers dying in childbirth

By W. Gardner Selby

June 29, 2017

"Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation."

Dan Patrick notes education absorbs 52 percent of budgeted state spending

By W. Gardner Selby

June 23, 2017

"When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."

Ken Paxton inaccurately says Barack Obama repeatedly admitted his 2014 immigration edict was illegal

By W. Gardner Selby

June 21, 2017

Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the…

Democrat seeking Lamar Smith’s House seat says each of the past three years ‘hottest on record’

By W. Gardner Selby

June 15, 2017

Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record."

City of Austin appointee says Arabic third most-common language in Texas capital

By W. Gardner Selby

June 5, 2017

Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."

Austin’s Ann Hudspeth says Texas leads nation in animal deaths due to exploding M-44 traps

By W. Gardner Selby

June 2, 2017

"Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."

Dan Patrick’s $20,000 tax savings claim proves incorrect, ridiculous

By W. Gardner Selby

May 23, 2017

Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."

Ted Cruz partly right that first Congress required every able man to own a musket

By W. Gardner Selby

May 19, 2017

"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."

Torching Greg Abbott’s claim Travis County sheriff declared she wouldn’t hold violent criminals

By W. Gardner Selby

May 18, 2017

Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."

Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Paul Workman says apartment development fees in Austin nearly 10 times fees in Dallas

Pete Olson said Bill Clinton basically told Loretta Lynch ‘we killed Vince Foster’

Rick Perry says France wouldn’t buy Texas beef and relies greatly on nuclear power

Shawn Thierry says Texas leads nation in rate of mothers dying in childbirth

Dan Patrick notes education absorbs 52 percent of budgeted state spending

Ken Paxton inaccurately says Barack Obama repeatedly admitted his 2014 immigration edict was illegal

Democrat seeking Lamar Smith’s House seat says each of the past three years ‘hottest on record’

City of Austin appointee says Arabic third most-common language in Texas capital

Austin’s Ann Hudspeth says Texas leads nation in animal deaths due to exploding M-44 traps

Dan Patrick’s $20,000 tax savings claim proves incorrect, ridiculous

Ted Cruz partly right that first Congress required every able man to own a musket

Torching Greg Abbott’s claim Travis County sheriff declared she wouldn’t hold violent criminals