Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Battleground Texas
Battleground Texas
stated on February 26, 2013 in an adviser's interview on the "Colbert Report.":
In 2008, "only 54 percent of Latinos in Texas were registered to vote and only 35 percent actually turned out."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.:
Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2013
Garnet Coleman
Garnet Coleman
stated on February 10, 2013 in an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics.":
Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2013
Trey Martinez Fischer
Trey Martinez Fischer
stated on February 25, 2013 in 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
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 12, 2013 in a Twitter post.:
Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Sarah Eckhardt
Sarah Eckhardt
stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.:
Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.:
Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 in 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 in 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
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.:
Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on January 22, 2013 in a Texas Tribune interview.:
Says abortions are decreasing.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 12, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2013 in his State of the State address.:
Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years ago."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.:
Says Texas ranks first in executions among the states.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 8, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.:
Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 8, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 in 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
Texas Federation of Republican Women
Texas Federation of Republican Women
stated on January 17, 2013 in an approved resolution.:
Says that 9 million to 50 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2013
Thomas Lindsay
Thomas Lindsay
stated on January 12, 2013 in an opinion column.:
"Approximately 43 percent of all college grades today are A's, an increase of 28 percentage points since 1960."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2013
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on January 7, 2013 in 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
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview with The Associated Press.:
Says Texas will be "majority Hispanic in six years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 23, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on December 13, 2012 in 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
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