Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Texas Ted Cruz stated on January 20, 2015 in an interview with Fox News: "Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade." Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees." Wendy Davis stated on September 17, 2014 in a TV ad: "Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution" from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon. Jay Wiley stated on September 15, 2014 in an Austin City Council candidate forum: Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes." Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "heads up a party whose platform calls for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act." Steve Adler stated on September 3, 2014 in a campaign web page: "57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage." Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release: "David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign." 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." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car." Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." 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." Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas."
Ted Cruz stated on January 20, 2015 in an interview with Fox News: "Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade." Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees." Wendy Davis stated on September 17, 2014 in a TV ad: "Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution" from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon. Jay Wiley stated on September 15, 2014 in an Austin City Council candidate forum: Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes." Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "heads up a party whose platform calls for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act." Steve Adler stated on September 3, 2014 in a campaign web page: "57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage." Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release: "David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign." 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." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car." Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." 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." Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas."
Ted Cruz stated on January 20, 2015 in an interview with Fox News: "Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs."
Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices."
Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation."
Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration.
Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.
Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade."
Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees."
Wendy Davis stated on September 17, 2014 in a TV ad: "Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution" from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon.
Jay Wiley stated on September 15, 2014 in an Austin City Council candidate forum: Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."
Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes."
Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "heads up a party whose platform calls for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act."
Steve Adler stated on September 3, 2014 in a campaign web page: "57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."
Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer.
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes."
Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers."
Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release: "David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign."
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."
Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas."
David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax."
David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car."
Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else."
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."
Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas."