Beto O'Rourke unveils plan to fight climate change
In the first major policy rollout of his presidential campaign, O'Rourke focuses on one of the most dominant issues in his party. Full Story
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![Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a rally in El Paso on March 30, 2019, his first in Texas since announcing his bid on March 13.]()
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Joaquin Castro's U.S. Senate deliberations baffle state and national Democrats
The San Antonio congressman is slated to announce next week whether he'll run against Republican U.S. Sen John Cornyn. That will follow weeks of frustration from within his party over a perceived delay in a decision. Full Story
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![Congressman Joaquin Castro listens to comments during A Symposium on Immigration by the Texas Tribune at the University of Texas San Antonio's downtown campus.]()
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Analysis: Unseating John Cornyn won’t come cheap, and MJ Hegar knows it
The senator's first serious official challenger has a good story, ran a good race in 2018 and has a good bank of loud supporters cheering her on. But the way to measure Hegar's race is the same way Beto O'Rourke's challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz was measured — by how much money she can raise. Full Story
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Democratic 2020 candidates pitch platforms to women of color, black mayors in early swing through Texas
Both Texans running for president were joined by their fellow Democratic candidates at forums hosted by She the People and the African American Mayors Association in Houston. Topics included voting rights, health care and criminal justice. Full Story
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![The audience listens at the She the People Presidential Forum at Texas Southern University in Houston on Wednesday April 24, 2019. Eight Democratic presidential candidates attended to answer questions.]()
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Watch eight Democrats running for president speak at a forum in Texas
Eight Democrats running for the White House, including Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke, are set to speak at a presidential forum in Texas focused on women of color. Tune in live here. Full Story
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Officers at scene of Beto O’Rourke’s 1998 DWI crash say they believe he tried to flee
Until now, O’Rourke, who denies trying to flee the wreck, was the only person present at the scene of the collision to speak out publicly about what happened that night. “I believe we have contradicting stories here,” says the officer who arrested him. Full Story
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![Beto O'Rourke holds his first official 2020 presidential campaign rally on March 30, 2019 in El Paso.]()
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Beto O’Rourke releases 10 years of tax returns
The former El Paso congressman and his wife, Amy, made more than $370,000 in 2017 — including $11,000 from an internet company he co-founded and $53,000 from her consulting work. Full Story
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Julián Castro raises $1.1 million in first quarter for his presidential bid
The haul puts the Democratic presidential candidate behind rivals who've chosen to announce their numbers ahead of a Monday deadline. But his campaign says his fundraising has been on the upswing in recent weeks. Full Story
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Why two former Beto O'Rourke staffers now say they're with Bernie Sanders
Their journey reveals a major fault line for O’Rourke as he transitions from a statewide campaign in which occasional votes with the Republicans can be an asset to a new national playing field where some see those moves as political apostasy. Full Story
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![Autumn Lanning and Bryant Young were student staffers on Beto O'Rourke U.S. Senate campaign. They now support presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Young created a video that's critical of Beto O'Rourke titled "Beto is a BAD Candidate for President." March 28, 2019.]()
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Amid presidential campaign, Beto O’Rourke flips positions on a 2016 offshore drilling vote
"He wouldn’t cast that same vote today with all that he knows and all that he has heard from people," said a spokesman for the former Texas congressman. Full Story
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![Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to supporters gathered in front of the state Capitol in Austin, his last stop on his three-city tour that included El Paso and Houston.]()
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For Beto O'Rourke, charter school issue hits close to home
The presidential candidate is walking a fine line on a tricky political issue. His wife, Amy O'Rourke, once launched a charter school and continues to be an advocate for the controversial education model. Full Story
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![Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, along with wife Amy and children Ulysses, Molly and Henry, officially launch the 2020 campaign in El Paso on March 30, 2019.]()
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Beto O'Rourke says he raised $9.4 million in 18 days — more than $500,000 a day
O'Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso, was a presidential candidate for only the last 18 days of the first quarter. Full Story
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Castro unveils immigration platform, laying an early marker in the 2020 presidential contest
The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor laid out an immigration plan Tuesday that appears to be the most detailed yet in the Democratic presidential field. Full Story
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Julián Castro, Beto O'Rourke say they'll release their tax returns, but timing unclear
After President Trump bucked tradition and withheld his tax returns during his successful 2016 campaign, Democrats vying for their party's 2020 nomination are vowing to make such information public. Full Story
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![From left: Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and formerU.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke.]()
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Beto O'Rourke signed this pledge on oil money. Did he break it?
O'Rourke was criticized for signing the "No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge," only to take big bucks from individuals who work in the industry. Now critics say he talks a good game on climate change but needs to put his money where his mouth is. Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke kicks off presidential campaign in Texas
The former congressman and U.S. Senate nominee held the first of three Saturday launch rallies in his hometown of El Paso, and planned gatherings later in the day at Texas Southern University in Houston and at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Full Story
![Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, along with wife Amy and children Ulysses, Molly and Henry, officially launch the 2020 campaign in El Paso on March 30, 2019.]()
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Meet the small El Paso publishing house behind the book Beto O'Rourke co-wrote about legalizing pot
Cinco Puntos Press has been publishing books that invoke a "sensibility of border life" for decades, including the only book authored, in part, by O'Rourke. Full Story
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Trump expected to make April fundraising trip to Houston, San Antonio
President Donald Trump last visited Texas in February, when he went to El Paso to rally support for a border wall. He's expected to be back in the state for fundraisers April 10, according to people familiar with his plans. Full Story
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Watch Beto O'Rourke's first Texas rally as a presidential candidate
Watch O'Rourke's rally in El Paso. Full Story
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![Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign stop at The Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery in Burlington, Iowa on March 14, 2019.]()
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With Texas homecoming, Beto O'Rourke gets opportunity to reassert home-state strength
The Democratic presidential candidate is holding three rallies across Texas on Saturday, his first campaign events in his home state since launching his 2020 bid two weeks ago. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, thanks a crowd of supporters as he leaves the stage during Turn Out For Texas Rally with Willie & Beto, held at Auditorium Shores in Austin on Sept. 28, 2018. O'Rourke is running against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in one of the top national Senate races this year.]()
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