Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 16, 2018 in a campaign video:
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas:
Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2018
Scott Milder
Scott Milder
stated on February 6, 2018 in a statement posted on Milder's campaign website:
"In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on February 14, 2018 in a mailer pointed out by challenger Jerry Patterson:
Says he’s a "retired U.S. Navy officer."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on January 26, 2018 in a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio:
"There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."  
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2018
Trey Blocker
Trey Blocker
stated on January 24, 2018 in a commentary in the Odessa American:
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2018
Southwest Farm Press
Southwest Farm Press
stated on January 22, 2018 in a news story:
"Texas is home to more feral pigs than any other state — an estimated 50 percent to 75 percent of all feral swine in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on December 7, 2017 in his campaign kickoff speech in Houston:
Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
Paul Sperry
Paul Sperry
stated on January 13, 2018 in a commentary:
Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune:
"Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 17, 2018
Robert Chody
Robert Chody
stated on December 27, 2017 in a tweet:
"Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 8, 2018 in a live-streamed campaign video:
On requiring young people to perform national service.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation:
"Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 5, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story:
Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2017
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman:
Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2017
Ryan Sitton
Ryan Sitton
stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor:
"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2017
Tom Luce
Tom Luce
stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness:
"Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2017
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on November 9, 2017 in an email blast:
Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 3, 2017
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on October 31, 2017 in an email blast:
"Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2017
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