Watch livestreams of the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival's featured events
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The latest Beto O'Rourke news from The Texas Tribune.
Here's where you can find all the livestreams from the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
In interviews with The Texas Tribune, both candidates were asked if they'd commit to serving their full six-year terms in the U.S. Senate. There has been speculation that either — or both — could run for president in 2020. Full Story
Each Texas candidate for U.S. Senate has criticized the other for raising money outside the state. But campaign finance rules make it difficult to say who has raised more. Full Story
The timing of sexual misconduct allegations against Texas state Sen. Charles Schwertner could affect more than his election chances in November; it could affect the chances of other Republican candidates whose districts overlap his. Full Story
Watch O'Rourke and Cruz virtually debate issues like immigration, guns and health care. Full Story
Hopeful Democrats are talking about whether Texas or the rest of the country is in for a blue wave in this year's elections. They should be looking for purple splotches in what has been a very red state for more than two decades. Full Story
At the first of three U.S. Senate campaign debates, Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke lobbed attack after attack. Here's the history behind some of their claims. Full Story
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, held the first of their three hourlong debates at Southern Methodist University. Here's the full video, courtesy of KXAS-TV. Full Story
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke held a feisty debate Friday evening at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Full Story
O’Rourke has been closing the gap over the last several months, but this is the first poll that puts him ahead of Cruz. Full Story
In close elections, the handfuls of votes collected by third-party candidates can make all the difference. That makes the Libertarian in the U.S. Senate race that much more interesting. Full Story
The new Quinnipiac University poll surveyed likely voters instead of registered voters like it did in past iterations. Full Story
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Beto O'Rourke joined protesters in saying the decision should be easy. But police departments rarely move quickly on such issues. Full Story
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke have reached an agreement in their long-running negotiations over a debate schedule. Full Story
After Willie Nelson announced Wednesday that he would be headlining a Sept. 29 rally for O’Rourke in Austin, fans have taken to social media to boycott and publicly disown the country legend. Full Story
The rise of Beto O'Rourke is one of the hottest stories in U.S. politics — enough to put incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in a defensive posture. But Cruz still holds the advantage. Full Story
Texas State students who went to O'Rourke's town hall said they are fired up about a candidate who takes the time to speak and listen to them. Full Story
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, campaigned Saturday in battleground Harris County, holding their first rallies in Texas since the traditional political turning point of Labor Day. Full Story
At a closed-door meeting with Republican donors, President Donald Trump's budget chief said likability "still counts," The New York Times reported Saturday. Full Story
O'Rourke's campaign held a fundraiser this week co-hosted by a political action committee, prompting charges of hypocrisy from Cruz's camp. O'Rourke's camp insist the El Paso congressman has not broken his pledge to not take any PAC money in his bid to unseat Cruz. Full Story