Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Dawn Buckingham
stated on February 8, 2017 in a campaign email blast:

"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2017

Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 in a press release and study:

Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017

Don Willett
stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event:

"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2017

Dawnna Dukes
stated on January 10, 2017 in the Texas House:

On resigning her Texas House seat.

Full Flop

By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2017

Dan Patrick
stated on January 5, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access:

"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2017

Lloyd Doggett
stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV:

"Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 28, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on December 13, 2016 in a tweet:

Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2016

If You Only News
stated on December 4, 2016 in a news-entertainment web post:

"Emboldened by election, Texas Republicans kill Medicaid funding for kids with disabilities."

Pants on Fire!

By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2016

Kirk Watson
stated on November 29, 2016 in a panel discussion about the 2017 legislative session:

"In Austin, Texas, the average homeowner is paying about $1,300 to $1,400 just for recapture," meaning funds spent in non-Austin school districts.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2016

Roger Williams
stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau:

"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2016

Dan Patrick
stated on November 29, 2016 in a press release:

"Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 1, 2016

James Quintero
stated on October 10, 2016 in a panel discussion at SXSW Eco:

Says that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, "you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses" spike.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2016

Donna Howard
stated on September 19, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:

"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 2016

Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 in a web post and email blast:

"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016

Todd Starnes
stated on October 28, 2016 in a commentary posted on Fox News:

"Students at the University of Texas in Austin have been advised not to wear cowboy boots or cowboy hats on Halloween."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 3, 2016

Austin Board of Realtors PAC
stated on October 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter:

Says Gerald Daugherty is endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2016

Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman:

Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016

Jill Stein
stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin:

"We’re already bombing seven countries."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2016

Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference:

Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016

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