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(R-L) U.S. Reps. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, John Culberson, R-Houston, Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas and Pete Sessions, R-Dallas.

For Texans in U.S. House, 2018 landscape begins to take shape

By Abby LivingstonApril 18, 2017

With less than a year to go before 2018, several U.S. House seats from Texas are drawing interest from potential contenders.

Politics

Rep. Beto O’Rourke, in long-shot bid for Senate, is no stranger to “calculated risks”

By Patrick SvitekApril 7, 2017

To many familiar with U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the 2012 Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District is not exactly a blueprint for his 2018 effort to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — but it’s certainly instructive.

TribCast

O’Rourke vs. Cruz, budget and bathroom bill (podcast)

By Aman Batheja and Todd WisemanApril 5, 2017

On this week’s Tribcast, Aman talks to Evan Patrick and Alexa about U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the marathon House budget debate coming on Thursday, and the NCAA’s stance on the bathroom bill.

Congressman Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, answers a reporter's question at the Texas Capitol before the NoBanNoWall rally on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

Politics

To beat Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke plans to throw out the Democratic playbook

By Abby LivingstonMarch 31, 2017

No Texas Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat in nearly 30 years or any statewide office since 1994. But U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is optimistic he can break the streak, in part by eschewing consultants, pollsters and PAC money.

U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, stands at the Mexican-American Heritage Monument at the Texas Capitol prior to the NoBanNoWall rally on Feb. 25, 2017. Thousands of protesters were expected to voice opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration plans.

Politics

Rep. Beto O’Rourke to launch Senate run against Ted Cruz Friday

By Abby LivingstonMarch 29, 2017

The 2018 Texas race for U.S. Senate is poised to start in earnest Friday, as U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke will officially launch his campaign to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, according to a colleague with direct knowledge of the El Paso Democrat’s thinking.

U.S. Reps. Beto O'Rourke (left), D-El Paso, and Will Hurd, R-Helotes, completed their road trip from Texas to Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2017.

Immigration

After road trip, Hurd and O’Rourke sign on to one another’s bills

By Patrick SvitekMarch 17, 2017

Two days after their cross-country road trip drew national attention, Texas U.S. Reps. Will Hurd and Beto O’Rourke signed on to legislation one another is working on.

U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, and Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, drove across the country when an east coast snowstorm scrambled their flights back to Washington.

State Government

Will and Beto drive to D.C.: top things we learned from the congressional road trip

By Abby LivingstonMarch 14, 2017

U.S. Reps. Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd talked policy and personal matters while live streaming a road trip to Washington on Tuesday.

Politics

O’Rourke on Cruz challenge in 2018: “I really want to do this”

By Patrick SvitekFeb. 25, 2017

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, is sailing toward a 2018 Senate campaign, an uphill battle that would pit the little-known congressman against one of the state’s most prominent Republicans in the unpredictable era of President Donald Trump.