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Sue Owen is a PolitiFact Texas staff writer. Over 16 years at the Austin American-Statesman, Owen has worked in news, sports, features and in other departments as a page designer, copy chief and assigning editor.

Featured Statements

Texas Right to Life
stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast:

"In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas."

By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
Bob Cole
stated on March 31, 2014 in morning radio show on KOKE-FM:

Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."

By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition:

"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."

By Sue Owen • April 7, 2014
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast:

"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."

By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
CATPAC
stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:

"Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."

By Sue Owen • March 31, 2014
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."

By Sue Owen • March 21, 2014
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website:

Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.

By Sue Owen • March 19, 2014
Greg Abbott
stated on February 10, 2014 in an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor:

"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."

By Sue Owen • March 11, 2014
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."

By Sue Owen • February 26, 2014
Dan Patrick
stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate:

On repealing the 17th Amendment

By Sue Owen • February 13, 2014

Texas margaritas, Capitol-style

By W. Gardner Selby • March 26, 2014
Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights

By Sue Owen • February 20, 2014
Your early vote can be of primary importance

By Sue Owen • February 18, 2014
Full flops for Dewhurst, Patrick on repealing a constitutional amendment

By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2014
Federal aid covers most costs of cameras near Texas-Mexico border

By W. Gardner Selby • February 7, 2014
Got any questions about the candidates’ answers?

By Sue Owen • January 28, 2014
Eddie Lucio: 40 percent of McAllen constituents obese

By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
Chain emails claim this picture's 'worth $678 million'

By Sue Owen • January 6, 2014
Fact-checking immigration: A year-end report

By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2014
Presenting: The top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact checks of 2013

By W. Gardner Selby • December 30, 2013