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.
Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate. View full 2018 Texas election results or subscribe to The Brief for the latest election news.
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Cruz, O’Rourke rev up post-Labor Day campaigns in battleground Harris County
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.
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Report: Trump official says U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz could lose to U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke
At a closed-door meeting with Republican donors, President Donald Trump’s budget chief said likability “still counts,” The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Ted Cruz campaign criticizes Beto O’Rourke for co-hosting fundraiser with PAC
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.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Meet U.S. Rep. Will Hurd and his Democratic challenger, Gina Ortiz Jones
In the only true swing district in Texas, Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones is seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd. In the latest video in our “Split Decision” series, watch as the pair discuss gun laws, Trump’s border wall and their Spanish-speaking skills.
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O’Rourke campaign: “Impostor” responsible for texts about helping undocumented immigrants vote
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke says some eyebrow-raising texts that surfaced Wednesday were not “approved” by the campaign.
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Democrats are turning Dallas into a midterm battleground for the Texas House
Democrats are running aggressively in the Dallas area to flip several Republican-held seats in the Texas House. Talk of a “blue wave” is only part of why they’re optimistic.
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Full video rebuts Ted Cruz claim that Beto O’Rourke praised flag burning
The ad released online by the Cruz campaign Tuesday uses portions of an exchange O’Rourke had with an attendee of a town hall. A closer look at the context shows that O’Rourke’s statements were not specifically about “flag burning.”
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Cruz allies take aim at O’Rourke over eminent domain, father-in-law
The Club for Growth, a national conservative group that recently announced plans for a seven-figure investment in the U.S. Senate race, is launching its opening salvo at Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke.
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Beto O’Rourke DWI episode in 1998 included car crash and alleged attempt to flee
The state and local police reports, published Thursday night by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, say that O’Rourke was involved in a drunken driving episode 20 years ago in which he crashed into another vehicle and sought to flee.
