BETO O'ROURKE

The legendary Texas singer has been politically active for Democrats since Jimmy Carter's presidency and stumped for Beto O'Rourke in past campaigns.

The 30-second spot continues the governor's drumbeat of criticism of Democrats' approach to securing the border.

Candidates like Beto O’Rourke and Mike Collier say they want to work toward a cleaner energy future but aren’t looking to eliminate the energy jobs that boost Texas’ economy.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection campaign said that two volunteers were assaulted while they were knocking on doors in a Houston suburb on Saturday.

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke said on Saturday that he doesn't regret confronting Gov. Abbott and other officials after the Uvalde shooting in May.

Texas Democrat candidate for governor Beto O’Rourke blamed Biden and other Democrats for disregarding the Latino vote and pushing the demographic to the right.

Beto O'Rourke says he's now focusing on gun policies that have a chance of bi-partisan support.

The Democratic nominee for governor said during The Texas Tribune Festival that he’s counting on a big turnout of voters energized by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for an overhaul of Democrats' political strategy.

The Republican governor said Hispanic voters in South Texas are receptive to conservative messaging and understand the need for border security.

Texas has transported more than 10,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago. A recent poll shows a majority of Texans support the move.

The Robstown stop, held at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, was one of four in South Texas this weekend.

The star-studded event will take place in New York City's West Village.

Sara Carter reported live from El Paso on "Hannity" where groups of migrants were living on the street and congregating in the intermodal bus station.

Gov. Greg Abbott is sharpening his attacks on Democrat Beto O'Rourke as a new poll shows the race tightening.

For example, members of the Railroad Commission don’t deal with railroads. Here’s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.

Here's where Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke will make campaign stops in South Texas this weekend.

The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza.

The sudden TV spending by Coulda Been Worse LLC comes as Abbott battles for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

The Sept. 30 debate will likely be the only time Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke will go one-on-one before the Nov. 8 election.

For the Democratic nominee for governor, mass gun violence and how Texas should deal with it has become a touchstone of his recent political life.

The Texas gubernatorial candidate's latest ad slams the governor for saying that victims of rape or incest "can get the plan B pill" to avoid becoming pregnant.

Both Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke hope to define the election on issues viewed as favorable to their own parties.

Both Democrats and Republicans are aggressively targeting South Texas.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the race for governor and other campaigns that have grabbed their interest.

The expenditure, which the Democrat’s campaign announced Friday, comes as GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has dominated the airwaves for over two weeks.

Despite its dwindling population, rural Texas has consistently helped protect GOP dominance in statewide races, even as Democratic support grows in the state’s populous metro centers and suburbs.

O’Rourke wants more debates, but Abbott has indicated this is the only one he is willing to do before the November election.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back on calls by Uvalde families for new gun control measures in Texas in wake of the Robb Elementary School massacre.

Democrat Beto O’Rourke says he's resuming campaigning in his race for Texas governor after pausing his schedule because of an unspecified bacterial infection.

O’Rourke said he is resting at home in El Paso and will be back on the road “as soon as I am able.”

O'Rourke is running against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to unseat him in November.

The El Paso Democrat says he is resting at home based on his doctors’ recommendation but will return soon to the campaign trail.

O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, did not indicate when he would be back on the trail.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke says he has cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio hospital for an unspecified bacterial infection.

O’Rourke said he is resting at home in El Paso and will be back on the road “as soon as I am able.”

The Democratic candidate for Texas governor will be resting at home in El Paso, he said.

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims. They are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles.

Democrat candidate Beto O'Rourke will postpone his weekend campaign stops in Corpus Christi after becoming ill earlier in the day, his staff said.

During a stop in Houston, O'Rourke slammed Gov. Greg Abbott for creating "chaos" within the state and urged Texans to participate in the upcoming November election.

Anticipation has been growing all year for one of the fall’s likeliest bestsellers, Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts With Us.”.

On Thursday’s show: We continue our discussions of lessons learned five years after Harvey. Former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett joins us to contemplate how every storm presents a unique set of challenges for the region.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the “trigger law” last year, ensuring that Texas would automatically outlaw abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade. That happened in June, mobilizing Democrats nationwide and giving O’Rourke’s campaign a burst of momentum.

The list of the Texas Future Project’s beneficiaries includes groups like Annie’s List and Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, which work to elect more Democratic women who support abortion rights.

The U.S. will hold its midterm election on Nov. 8. In Texas, voters will elect officials for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.

The former U.S. representative from El Paso is seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking his third four-year term, this November.

The entire elections staff in a rural Texas county has quit less than three months before November's midterm elections.

In conservative Gillespie County, the elections administrator and her two deputies have resigned, with at least one citing threats fueled by misinformation.

Voters like to see a sense of authenticity in candidates, especially in Texas. But cursing and vulgar language in front of children and the elderly more often than not crosses the line.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke unleashed a profanity-laced outburst Wednesday, breaking his previous pledge to no longer use the F-word.

O’Rourke confronted a heckler at a campaign event Wednesday who laughed while he was talking about the Uvalde school shooting, telling the person, “It may be funny to you, motherfucker, but it is not funny to me.”

Beto O'Rourke wasn't having it, confronting a heckler laughing over Uvalde. "It may be funny to you, (expletive). But it’s not funny to me."

Mothers Against Greg Abbott has grown into a potent political force in the governor’s race, with a membership of over 50,000 on Facebook. The group recently caught more attention after releasing ads that have gone viral on social media.

The governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.

The governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.

The candidates have not agreed on a date for a debate, and the Democrat wants three joint town hall events in locations across Texas.

The Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee brought his statewide Texas tour to the airwaves on Wednesday afternoon and took questions from Houston Public Media listeners.

O’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans.

Help us prioritize the policy issues and election questions we should report on ahead of the November midterms.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the Public Safety Office (PSO) is providing $1.25 million to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD).

The Democratic gubernatorial hopeful kicked off his 49-day Drive for Texas campaign — a 5,600-mile trek with stops across the state — in El Paso Tuesday night and pulled no punches in attacking incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate O’Rourke is taking on incumbent Abbott in the November general election. Both have raised millions of dollars so far.

Democrats in Texas feel they have a real chance of winning several big elections in November, including the governor’s race. But delegates want stronger, more cohesive messaging.

It’s clear Republican leadership in Texas is eyeing the Latino vote, and they believe it’s possible, despite data showing it might be an uphill quest. According to 2021 data from Gallup, nationwide, 54 percent of Hispanics identified as Democrats, while 26 percent identified as Republicans.

It’s O’Rourke’s largest-ever donation as he runs for governor against Greg Abbott. Abbott, however, maintains a massive fundraising advantage and is no stranger to seven-figure contributions.

Attendees in Dallas seemed energized by the state’s abortion ban, lax gun laws and power grid failures. But they also knew they face major headwinds.

The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. (July 15)

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and Patrick about the power grid, the race for governor and the extra money the Texas Legislature will have on hand to spend next year.

O’Rourke’s haul came from over 511,000 contributions, with the average donation being $54.

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has raised nearly $32 million in his bid for Texas governor during the first half of 2022.

Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott entered this year with a much larger war chest and still has the financial upper hand in the race. He raised $24.9 over the same time period.

The University of Houston released on Wednesday results of an online survey that shows incumbent Texas Governor Greg Abbott with a narrow lead over Democrat contender Beto O'Rourke.

Gov. Greg Abbott's top strategist says the governor will seek to link Democrat Beto O'Rourke to President Joe Biden as the race heads toward November.

The Democratic gubernatorial challenger plans to hold 70 public events in more than 65 counties.

The mass shooting in Uvalde and the overturning of Roe v. Wade have laid the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race.

The Republican incumbent’s lead over his Democratic challenger shrank last month, according to a Texas Politics Project poll. The 6-point gap is smaller than when Republican George W. Bush ousted Democrat Ann Richards in 1994.

The Republican governor is stressing one of his biggest advantages — money — as he faces a competitive challenge for reelection.

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Corpus Christi protesters rallied for abortion rights.

The Democratic nominee faces an uphill battle in his challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott, and the Legislature is likely to remain under Republican control.

Even if Beto O'Rourke upsets Greg Abbott in November, he'd be the underdog in any abortion battle with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Attorney General Ken Paxton declared on Twitter that he would be closing his office and “making it an annual holiday” in honor of the Supreme Court decision.

President Joe Biden’s top political advisers are bracing for big election losses in November.

The co-founder of the group formed by ex-Republicans says the Texas governor "has gone full-on MAGA" in his quest for a third term.

O’Rourke became known on the presidential campaign trail for his “Hell yes” promise to ban assault weapons. He’s been less vocal about the policy in his run for governor but this week, after the school shooting in Uvalde, he’s been newly assertive about the issue.

O'Rourke said AR-15s and AK-47s are "designed to kill humans," and that those who currently own such weapons shouldn't be allowed to keep them.

O'Rourke said AR-15s and AK-47s are "designed to kill humans," and that those who currently own such weapons shouldn't be allowed to keep them.

Democratic Texas governor’s race candidate Beto O’Rourke is hoping the Uvalde school shooting can reset the contest in America’s largest red state.

The Texas Department of Public Safety previously said local police made key errors. A specialized team of federal officers didn’t enter the school until more than an hour after the shooter arrived at the school.

The convention kicked off in the same state where 19 children and two adults were killed earlier in the week.

"The time for us to stop mass shootings in this country is right now, right here, today,"...

The National Rifle Association is beginning its annual convention in Houston.

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

Despite the shooting, the NRA's annual meeting is still set to take place in Houston Friday.

Despite the shooting, the NRA's annual meeting is still set to take place in Houston Friday.

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction on gun control.

Emotions were high at a press conference Wednesday held almost 24 hours after 21 innocent lives were lost in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The briefing was being held by Texas Governor Greg Abbott when he was confronted by Democratic gubernatorial opponent, Beto O’ Rourke.

O’Rourke’s disruption drew angry responses from the elected officials onstage, with Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin calling him a “sick son of a bitch.”

Democrats are hopeful that the looming threat of such a stunning political sea change could provide the strongest opportunity yet to energize their voters heading into an election year in which Republicans have been expected to dominate in Texas and beyond.

Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor in Texas, and state reproductive rights leaders held a press conference Thursday morning in Austin to address the reproductive rights for women in Texas following the leak of the Supreme Court opinion draft on Roe v. Wade.