Latest Fact-checks in State Budget Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." Bill White stated on March 9, 2010 in a public interview: Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management. David Dewhurst stated on March 21, 2010 in a press release: The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year." Charlie Crist stated on February 18, 2010 in a statement on a campaign Web site: Marco Rubio "supported $800,000 for AstroTurf for a field where he played flag football." Bill McCollum stated on March 22, 2010 in a press conference: Florida's cost for the Medicaid expansion will be $1.6 billion a year or more. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending." Ben Bius stated on February 9, 2010 in a radio advertisement.: Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the "driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against" gun freedoms. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement: "We have billions in surplus." Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead." Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care." Charlie Crist stated on October 16, 2009 in radio advertisement for U.S. Senate campaign: "Here in Florida, I’ve slashed government by 10 percent. That's $7 billion."
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Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." Bill White stated on March 9, 2010 in a public interview: Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management. David Dewhurst stated on March 21, 2010 in a press release: The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year." Charlie Crist stated on February 18, 2010 in a statement on a campaign Web site: Marco Rubio "supported $800,000 for AstroTurf for a field where he played flag football." Bill McCollum stated on March 22, 2010 in a press conference: Florida's cost for the Medicaid expansion will be $1.6 billion a year or more. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending." Ben Bius stated on February 9, 2010 in a radio advertisement.: Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the "driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against" gun freedoms. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement: "We have billions in surplus." Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead." Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care." Charlie Crist stated on October 16, 2009 in radio advertisement for U.S. Senate campaign: "Here in Florida, I’ve slashed government by 10 percent. That's $7 billion."
Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."
Bill White stated on March 9, 2010 in a public interview: Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management.
David Dewhurst stated on March 21, 2010 in a press release: The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year."
Charlie Crist stated on February 18, 2010 in a statement on a campaign Web site: Marco Rubio "supported $800,000 for AstroTurf for a field where he played flag football."
Bill McCollum stated on March 22, 2010 in a press conference: Florida's cost for the Medicaid expansion will be $1.6 billion a year or more.
Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Ben Bius stated on February 9, 2010 in a radio advertisement.: Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the "driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against" gun freedoms.
Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead."
Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care."
Charlie Crist stated on October 16, 2009 in radio advertisement for U.S. Senate campaign: "Here in Florida, I’ve slashed government by 10 percent. That's $7 billion."
