Latest Fact Checks By Sue Owen

Medical device makers attribute layoffs partly to Obamacare tax

By Sue Owen

December 6, 2013

Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S.

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Texas firearm homicide rate down at least one-third since 1996

By Sue Owen

November 27, 2013

"Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.

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Macy’s, other retailers asked Rick Perry to veto equal-pay measure

By Sue Owen

November 25, 2013

"Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill.

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20% of Austinites foreign-born, mostly from Mexico, Asian nations

By Sue Owen

November 20, 2013

"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.

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Obamacare law was ‘funded’ and expected to save billions; not so for Medicare Part D

By Sue Owen

November 18, 2013

Medicare Part D "was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike" the act, "was never budgeted."

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More than a million Texans would become Medicaid-eligible under Obamacare expansion

By Sue Owen

November 8, 2013

"A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.

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Davis not pushing gun control, but like Bloomberg has favored gun show checks

By Sue Owen

November 8, 2013

Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."

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Water board hasn’t tapped $6 billion lending authority, but that’s not unexpected

By Sue Owen

October 29, 2013

$6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped."

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Davis opposes late-term abortions, with certain exceptions

By Sue Owen

October 22, 2013

"Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion."

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More than 40,000 vets’ income would qualify for Medicaid if Texas adopted Obamacare expansion

By Sue Owen

October 17, 2013

40,000 veterans in Texas won’t get health care because Perry rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion.

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Dewhurst visited restaurant during debate; unclear if he had drinks

By Sue Owen

October 7, 2013

Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill.

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Government report said 6.5 percent of border miles were under top level of control

By Sue Owen

October 1, 2013

"In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."

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