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What Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke got right and wrong in Senate debate

What Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke got right and wrong in Senate debate

By W. Gardner Selby • September 24, 2018
Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad

Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad

By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2018
How Geraldo Rivera touched off Dan Patrick's debate challenge

How Geraldo Rivera touched off Dan Patrick's debate challenge

By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2018
Why Rafael Cruz goes by Ted and Robert O’Rourke by Beto

Why Rafael Cruz goes by Ted and Robert O’Rourke by Beto

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2018
UPDATED: Ted Cruz ad hearkens to Beto O'Rourke's 2009 call for debate on legalizing narcotics

UPDATED: Ted Cruz ad hearkens to Beto O'Rourke's 2009 call for debate on legalizing narcotics

By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2018
UPDATED: How Beto O'Rourke is a yes and no on impeaching Donald Trump now

UPDATED: How Beto O'Rourke is a yes and no on impeaching Donald Trump now

By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2018
Ken Paxton no longer nation's only indicted statewide official

Ken Paxton no longer nation's only indicted statewide official

By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2018
Ted Cruz 'SUMMONS ENCLOSED' envelopes might deceive--but mailers aren't illegal

Ted Cruz 'SUMMONS ENCLOSED' envelopes might deceive--but mailers aren't illegal

By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2018
Greg Abbott ad about 'too liberal' Lupe Valdez looks mostly factual

Greg Abbott ad about 'too liberal' Lupe Valdez looks mostly factual

By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2018
Did Greg Abbott activate Texas troops to monitor Jade Helm 15?

Did Greg Abbott activate Texas troops to monitor Jade Helm 15?

By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2018
Alex Jones said Sandy Hook slayings 'pretty much didn't happen'

Alex Jones said Sandy Hook slayings 'pretty much didn't happen'

By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2018
Donald Trump vow to build wall funded by Mexico still 'In the Works'

Donald Trump vow to build wall funded by Mexico still 'In the Works'

By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2018
Free tuition and fees for UT students with family incomes of up to $80,000?

Free tuition and fees for UT students with family incomes of up to $80,000?

By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2018
Dog in overhead bin? Feds let airlines set pet travel policies

Dog in overhead bin? Feds let airlines set pet travel policies

By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2018
A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries

A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries

By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2018
Mailbag on George P. Bush claim: 'Like saying you took a shower when you took a bath'

Mailbag on George P. Bush claim: 'Like saying you took a shower when you took a bath'

By W. Gardner Selby • February 19, 2018
Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017

Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017

By W. Gardner Selby • December 27, 2017
UPDATED: Lupe Valdez, a Democratic candidate for governor, often notes migrant worker roots

UPDATED: Lupe Valdez, a Democratic candidate for governor, often notes migrant worker roots

By W. Gardner Selby • December 6, 2017
Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge

Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge

By W. Gardner Selby • November 28, 2017
UPDATED: Ted Cruz says he's not called Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Really?

UPDATED: Ted Cruz says he's not called Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Really?

By W. Gardner Selby • October 19, 2017