Beto O'Rourke
"We don't want extremism in our gun laws," the Texas gubernatorial candidate said.
“It’s not going to be easy. But it is possible,” O’Rourke said.
All eyes are on Beto O'Rourke, but Mike Collier's wonky campaign against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick may be Democrats' biggest and best chance to finally turn Texas blue.
Abbott has built a $55 million war chest, but his popularity is sinking over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and embrace of hard-right politics.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Texas governor's growing unpopularity opens doors for challenges by Matthew McConaughey and ex-congressman Beto O'Rourke, Dallas Morning News reports.
Rev. William Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign is leading a 27-mile, multiday march against voter suppression, urging Congress to take action on voting rights.
New legislation would curtail early voting and drive-in locations, but activists hope Texas-based companies will help stop the rush to restrict poll access.
Cruz's recent images from his tour of the U.S.-Mexico border are a deflection as he ignores more pressing issues in his own state, O'Rourke said.
The former congressman minces no words in laying blame for the blackouts hitting the Lone Star State.
“Texas is in play.” Sen. Ted Cruz is warning Republicans that his state could flip blue in the November presidential election.