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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 a debate
On repealing the 17th Amendment
Full Flop
By Sue Owen • February 13, 2014
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