Latest Stories By W. Gardner Selby

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Texas economy falls from No. 3 to 21 in rankings, probably due to oil slump

March 28, 2017

Texas Democrats pointed out a national story suggesting the state's economy lost lots of oomph from 2013 to 2016.

Really?

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Dan Patrick touts fact check of study tied to Texas bathroom bill

February 7, 2017

We rounded up news accounts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick touting a recent fact check.

Readers: PolitiFact doesn’t know much about history

February 6, 2017

PolitiFact Texas doesn’t know much about history, readers write.

Let’s empty our mailbag--and share some tweets.

 

 

Greg Abbott 1/31/2017

Greg Abbott fulfills nine campaign promises, but 13 vows broken, per PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter

February 1, 2017

Midway through his four-year term, Gov. Greg Abbott has fulfilled nine campaign promises and signed off on a few compromises.

He's to date broken 13 promises, according to the PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter.

Texas Pants 2016

Ted Cruz’s dual citizenship and other factual finds of 2016

January 24, 2017

PolitiFact Texas reporters came across plenty of curious facts through 2016.

For instance, did you know about Ted Cruz long holding dual citizenship?

Fake post of Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook Jan. 18-19 2017

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg did not call Texans drones with nothing to live for

January 19, 2017

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg did not call Texans drones who have nothing to live for.

Jill Stein 10/16

Jill Stein claim that U.S. bombing 7 countries sparked our No. 1 fact check of 2016

December 31, 2016

Jill Stein's claim about the U.S. bombing seven countries led to our No. 1 most-clicked fact check from 2016.

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Our No. 2 hit of 2016; checking Hillary Clinton on Alex Jones, child deaths

December 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton was right about Alex Jones saying no one died at Sandy Hook Elementary. Our fact check of Clinton was our No. 2 most-clicked story from 2016.

Pants on Fire May 2016 Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz started 2016 saying Blue Cross quit Texas; our No. 3 hit fact check

December 30, 2016

Ted Cruz's January claim about Blue Cross/Blue Shield ditching Texas fueled our No. 3 most-clicked fact check from the year.

Sen. Ted Cruz addresses the crowd during day three

Ted Cruz claim about Obama handing over Internet led to our No. 4 fact check of 2016

December 29, 2016

Ted Cruz's incorrect claim about Barack Obama handing off management of the internet resulted in our No. 4 most-clicked fact check from 2016.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on MTP, 1.3

Dan Patrick claim about mass shootings sparked our No. 5 most-clicked fact check

December 28, 2016

Dan Patrick's claim about mass shootings led to our No. 5 most-clicked fact check from 2016.

Donald Trump’s claim about ‘plane graveyards’ led to our No. 6 hit of 2016

December 28, 2016

Donald Trump's claim in Texas about the U.S. salvaging fighter aircraft parts touched off our No. 6 most-clicked fact check from 2016.

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