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Bill White

Bill White

Bill White, an author, is a San Antonio native who was mayor of Houston from 2004-2009. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for governor of Texas.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Bill White

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Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview.:
Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview:
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad:
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 5, 2010 a news story:
Says Rick Perry told students he couldn't attend a gubernatorial forum due to scheduling conflicts, then on forum day "tweeted that he'd just been running with his dog."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 14, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on September 27, 2010 an e-mail:
Texas has "a higher unemployment rate than neighboring states."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 30, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on September 1, 2010 a press release:
Says Rick Perry is a 25-year incumbent.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 3, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 14, 2010 a speech:
Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 9, 2010 an East Texas campaign stop.:
Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 9, 2010 a TV interview.:
"The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi:
"Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 18, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention:
"In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 14, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference.:
Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 12, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech:
"In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 7, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference:
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 27, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 17, 2010 an e-mail:
"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 19, 2010 a Facebook post:
"In three days last week, (Gov. Rick) Perry flew to five cities at taxpayers’ expense, holding press conferences, delivering $2,325,000 in checks."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 2, 2010 a television ad:
Says he cut 'tax rates five times'
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 7, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on April 20, 2010 an interview:
Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on April 13, 2010 a press release:
"By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 25, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 9, 2010 a public interview:
Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Bill White

Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 15, 2010 a television ad:
"Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 13, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 25, 2010 an e-mail:
After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 19, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 18, 2010 a press release:
Says Bill White is refusing to debate.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 22, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 19, 2010 a Perry website:
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 9, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on June 4, 2010 an e-mail:
"Bill White has a long history of trying to limit or even disenfranchise military voters."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 14, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 19, 2010 a speech:
"My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, 'Here's how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.' "
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 3, 2010 a Web ad:
"The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 14, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release:
"This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 31, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on February 20, 2010 a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White ... supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on February 20, 2010 a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate:
"My opponent... lost 43,000 jobs in Houston since he took over; we are losing jobs."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on January 26, 2010 a Dallas press conference:
Bill White "is discriminating. He's taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on January 22, 2010 an e-mail.:
"Bill White has presided over the construction of what may be the world's largest abortion clinic."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on December 2, 2009 in a Web ad:
Says Bill White is for gay marriage.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 12, 2010
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