Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Progress Texas says constitutional amendment instructed board headed by land commissioner to transfer $300 million to school fund

By W. Gardner Selby
September 21, 2012
Says a voter-adopted constitutional amendment "instructed" a state board headed by Jerry Patterson to put $300 million in investment earnings into a fund supporting public…
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Libertarian Gary Johnson says he’ll be on presidential ballot in every state, by far outpacing any other third-party nominee

By W. Gardner Selby
September 20, 2012
"I am going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. There is no other third-party candidate that’s going to come close to achieving…
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Bill Hammond says that if trends hold, one in three Texas workers will lack high school diploma by 2040

By W. Gardner Selby
September 14, 2012
Says "if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma."  
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Mark Strama says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed

By W. Gardner Selby
September 13, 2012
Says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed.
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Gilberto Hinojosa says if a Democrat carries Texas, California and New York for president, it’s “mathematically impossible” for a Republican to prevail nationally

By W. Gardner Selby
September 12, 2012
Says that if Texas, California and New York all voted for Democratic presidential nominees, "it would be mathematically impossible for Republicans to elect a president."
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Julián Castro says United States has had 30 straight months of private-sector job growth

By W. Gardner Selby
September 10, 2012
"We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created."
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Julián Castro says Mitt Romney advised Ohio students to start a business by borrowing from parents, if they have to

By W. Gardner Selby
September 5, 2012
Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should "borrow money if you have to from your parents."  
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Julián Castro says Milken Institute named San Antonio nation’s top-performing local economy

By Sue Owen , W. Gardner Selby
September 5, 2012
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy.
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John Cornyn says when Democrats controlled Congress and White House, federal spending as share of economy leapt to 25.2 percent — a record post-war increase

By W. Gardner Selby
August 31, 2012
Says that when Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, federal spending as a share of the Gross Domestic Product leapt from 18.2 percent in…
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Ted Cruz, addressing delegates, says national debt exceeds the U.S. gross domestic product

By W. Gardner Selby
August 29, 2012
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
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Jerry Patterson says investments overseen by his office enjoyed 22 percent in earnings while state’s emergency reserve earned 1 percent

By W. Gardner Selby
August 28, 2012
Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent…
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