O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso, was a presidential candidate for only the last 18 days of the first quarter.
Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Watch Beto O’Rourke’s first Texas rally as a presidential candidate
Watch O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso.
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Beto O’Rourke hires former top Obama aide as campaign manager
O’Rourke has brought on veteran Democratic strategist Jennifer O’Malley Dillon to lead his White House bid.
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In first South Carolina swing, Beto O’Rourke faces pragmatic voters intent on beating Trump
Whichever Democrat running for president places well in South Carolina’s Feb. 29 primary will head into the March Super Tuesday contests — a rash of states that will include Texas — with momentum.
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In Houston, Kamala Harris draws large crowd, prominent Democrats in first major Texas swing
“This is Harris County!” declared a bevy of colorful signs at a campaign rally Saturday for the California Democrat. Harris has made clear she plans to cede no ground to Democratic rivals who hail from the Lone Star State.
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Beto O’Rourke’s first week marked by furious pace, freewheeling style
The former El Paso congressman hit six states in the first seven days of his nascent White House bid, plowing through the ups and downs of the trail while maintaining a breakneck pace.