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Rick Perry says that in 2010, nearly 80% of women served in Women’s Health Program received services from non-Planned Parenthood clinic

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

March 23, 2012

Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than…

Rick Perry says Texas has regained all the jobs it lost during recession while the nation has regained 36 percent

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

March 11, 2012

"A hundred percent of all the jobs lost during the recession have been reclaimed in Texas … while the nation is at about 36 percent."

Ron Paul says he did the best of the GOP candidates in an Iowa poll matchup with Obama

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

March 2, 2012

Says he "did the very best" in a recent poll in Iowa matching up each of the major Republican presidential candidates against President Barack Obama.

Texas Democratic Party says Ted Cruz opposes DREAM Act and 85% of Latinos support it

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Meghan Ashford-Grooms

February 21, 2012

Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz "opposes the DREAM Act, which is supported by 85% of Latinos."

Did Elizabeth Ames Jones flip-flop on resigning?

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

February 17, 2012

On resigning from the Texas Railroad Commission.

Newt Gingrich says judge said he’d jail Texas superintendent if orders on graduation prayer violated

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

February 12, 2012

Says a federal judge in San Antonio "issued a ruling that … not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used…

Comptroller Susan Combs says she “wiped out” Agriculture Department’s egg inspections at stores

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

February 3, 2012

Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.

Ron Paul says federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

January 31, 2012

Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.

Silvestre Reyes says says 282 Texas school districts requested class-size waivers because of ‘unprecedented fiscal challenges’

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

January 21, 2012

Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of "unprecedented fiscal challenges."

Dewhurst says ballistics tests have confirmed border agent was killed by Fast and Furious weapon

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

January 9, 2012

"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal…

Rick Perry says Rick Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

January 2, 2012

Says Rick Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere.

Ron Paul says newsletters contained only eight or 10 sentences of ‘bad stuff’

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms , Sue Owen

December 31, 2011

Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.

Latest Fact Checks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

Rick Perry says that in 2010, nearly 80% of women served in Women’s Health Program received services from non-Planned Parenthood clinic

Rick Perry says Texas has regained all the jobs it lost during recession while the nation has regained 36 percent

Ron Paul says he did the best of the GOP candidates in an Iowa poll matchup with Obama

Texas Democratic Party says Ted Cruz opposes DREAM Act and 85% of Latinos support it

Did Elizabeth Ames Jones flip-flop on resigning?

Newt Gingrich says judge said he’d jail Texas superintendent if orders on graduation prayer violated

Comptroller Susan Combs says she “wiped out” Agriculture Department’s egg inspections at stores

Ron Paul says federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913

Silvestre Reyes says says 282 Texas school districts requested class-size waivers because of ‘unprecedented fiscal challenges’

Dewhurst says ballistics tests have confirmed border agent was killed by Fast and Furious weapon

Rick Perry says Rick Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere

Ron Paul says newsletters contained only eight or 10 sentences of ‘bad stuff’