Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Democrat for Texas House, says Austin politicians want bigger classes in public schools

September 25, 2010

"Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."

Ted Ankrum, Democrat for U.S. House, says annual U.S. deaths due to food poisoning exceed U.S. deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts

September 22, 2010

"More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began."

Steve Munisteri, Republican Party of Texas chair, says Austin’s League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers oron debate committee

September 20, 2010

Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee.

Chet Edwards says Republican challenger Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers, then paid millions to executives

September 15, 2010

Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.

David Axelrod says U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions called for going back to policies that caused economic collapse

September 14, 2010

Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this…

David Porter says Democrat Jeff Weems has record of lawyering for BP, Enron and big oil companies

September 12, 2010

Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man."

Sen. John Cornyn quoted saying hearings needed on citizenship provision; did he later crawfish?

September 7, 2010

On hearings about automatic citizenship provision in U.S. Constitution.

Republican Party says Democratic House leader, Jim Dunnam, has not lived in his district for years

September 6, 2010

Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now."

Debbie Riddle says more than 81% of babies born at Houston hospital have moms here illegally

August 23, 2010

"Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."

Bill White says Rick Perry’s proposal on denying dropouts driver’s license has been law since 1989

August 20, 2010

Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989.

Kevin Brady says more than 80 percent of trade deficit with nations without free-trade agreements with United States

August 19, 2010

"Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the…

Todd Staples’ consultant says Democrat Hank Gilbert has theft and unsafe driving convictions, multiple liens and fines, was accused of taking bribe and lied on questionnaire

August 13, 2010

Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions…

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