It’s punch and counterpunch time on the GOP campaign trail, and Gov. Rick Perry is a popular target. Some attacks are fanciful and some are (mostly) factual. KUT’s Emily Donahue speaks to Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman about the veracity of claims made by...
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In this week’s Politfact Texas, Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman talks to KUT's Emily Donahue about a claim made by former Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. » Read more

The Central Texas wildfires could prove to be political tinder, too. Governor Rick Perry has chided federal agencies for being too slow to respond in a disaster. "One of the problems we've historically had, when we're making requests for federal assets, and I'm talking about [the Department...
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As Governor Rick Perry rockets to the top of most opinion polls in the GOP race for the White House, what he says and what he's said in the past are coming under closer scrutiny. KUT's Emily Donahue speaks with Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas at the Austin American-Statesman about two...
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Governor Rick Perry made some waves last week when he said Texas teaches creationism alongside evolution in public schools. That claim was picked up by the fact checkers at the Austin American-Statesman’s fact checking project, PolitiFact Texas. They rated Perry’s statement "False." ...
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Gov. Rick Perry is spending the week touring all the early primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Of course, Perry’s opponents in the Republican primary contest are looking for weaknesses to exploit. Texas Congressman Ron Paul thinks he may have found one. In a conversation...
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Governor Rick Perry travels to New Hampshire this weekend for a private party with Republican leaders – which looks a lot like it could be a campaign meeting. In this context, KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s PolitiFact Texas about recent...
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Texas Congressman Ron Paul has already declared that he's running for the Republican presidential nomination. But he has not drawn the spotlight like Governor Rick Perry, a potential candidate for the GOP nomination. Representative Paul’s statements, though, have been investigated repeatedly...
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While Texans have been wondering out loud for a while when (or if) Governor Rick Perry will declare his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, another Texan made a long-awaited announcement much more quietly. Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst has joined Republicans jockeying for the...
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Washington politicians often say they’re speaking for the American people, and it’s been no different in the debate over the federal debt ceiling. In a conversation with KUT’s Emily Donahue, Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas, the fact-checking project of the Austin-American Statesman,...
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Maybe all 181 Texas legislators are relieved not to be in session this week. Only a few drew attention during the seven months of session from Politifact Texas, the fact-checking operation at the Austin American-Statesman. In a conversation with KUT’s Emily Donahue, the Statesman’s Gardner...
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Politics is often full of promises, and the Austin American-Stateman PolitiFact Texas has an app for that! Well, not exactly, but Gardner Selby did explain to KUT’s Emily Donahue how PolitiFact measures all those promises politicians make. For example, the national PolitiFact features the...
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Texas Governor Rick Perry has not said if he will run for president, but there’s no end to speculation. Conservative pundit George Will uncorked a look at Perry the other day in The Washington Post. His piece also appeared in the Austin-American Statesman, where Gardner Selby of PolitiFact...
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Governor Rick Perry this week added a hands-on topic to the agenda of the legislature’s special session. During the regular session, the House approved but the Senate did not take up a proposal barring airport security personnel in Texas from groping passengers in very personal ways. Now...
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