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.
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Demographics
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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
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.
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Criminal Justice
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.
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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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
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.
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Politics
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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Charter schools are a complicated issue for Beto O’Rourke. His wife, Amy O’Rourke, founded one.
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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
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.