Latest Fact-Checks By Sue Owen

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Female leadership nothing new to buffalo

February 11, 2014

Female buffalo lead the herd.

Grants from Staples’ agency were small part of existing border camera program

February 6, 2014

"Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics…

Wendy Davis never gave up parental role, though she agreed to daughter primarily living with father in family’s home

January 30, 2014

"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  

Only 3 Republicans in 19 Travis County races

January 30, 2014

Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.

Texas’ change in highway miles not No. 1 when adjusted for state size, population

January 28, 2014

Texas added 6,600 miles of highway from 2001-2012, more than any other state.

San Antonio water customers up 52%, but only used 21% more water 1986-2011

January 17, 2014

San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."

Blog posts broke news that administration was delaying Obamacare’s employer mandate

January 16, 2014

Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."

Surveys find McAllen region most obese among large Texas metro areas

January 7, 2014

Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity.

Some tax info from most Texans, some health info from subset using the marketplace

January 4, 2014

In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.

Texas has highest uninsured rate and most uninsured children in country

December 19, 2013

"Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... And there are more uninsured children in Texas than in any other state."

Sam Houston in private practice longer than Greg Abbott was at start of AG job

December 16, 2013

Says he would have "almost twice the actual experience practicing law" Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.

Texas near top in local debt per capita

December 6, 2013

"At present spending levels, only citizens of New York have a greater local debt burden than Texans."

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