Sue Owen

Sue Owen

PolitiFact Texas staff writer

Sue Owen is a PolitiFact Texas staff writer. Over 16 years at the Austin American-Statesman, Owen has worked in news, sports, features and in other departments as a page designer, copy chief and assigning editor.

sowen@statesman.com

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Texas Right to Life
Texas Right to Life
stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast:
"In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas."
False
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
Bob Cole
Bob Cole
stated on March 31, 2014 in morning radio show on KOKE-FM:
Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition:
"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast:
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
False
By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
CATPAC
CATPAC
stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:
"Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."
False
By Sue Owen • March 31, 2014
Linda Koop
Linda Koop
stated on February 25, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:
Says Stefani Carter "repeatedly used her campaign contributors’ donations to rent margarita machines for our state house office."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • March 21, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website:
Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • March 19, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 10, 2014 in an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor:
"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."
True
By Sue Owen • March 11, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview:
Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate:
On repealing the 17th Amendment
Full Flop
By Sue Owen • February 13, 2014
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