“It is so great to be with you again, to be bringing the band back together,” bellowed Beto O’Rourke on top of a stage outside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on Sunday. O’Rourke was making his first trip to North Texas since announcing for governor and the crowd was...
2022 Elections
back to archiveDay five of governor’s race, O’ Rourke visits Houston
Day five of his campaign for Texas Governor and former El Paso Congressman Beto O’ Rourke held a rally at Discovery Green Park in Houston, Texas on Nov.19. A crowd of fans waved BETO silver balloons and Beto for Texas signs behind the gubernatorial candidate as...
Sunrise Movement endorses Jessica Cisneros for Congress
The youth environmental group, Sunrise Movement, has officially endorsed Jessica Cisneros for Texas’ 28th Congressional District. Cisneros is running against Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, who notably opposes much of Biden’s Build...
Dear God: Is Sid Miller really about to coast to a third term?
Democrats are probably feeling a sigh of relief after Beto O’Rourke, the state party’s most prominent fundraiser and recognizable face, entered the race for Texas governor. But further down the ballot, no Democrat has declared a run against Texas Agriculture...
Beto is the Healthcare Candidate
In his announcement video for governor, Beto O’Rourke made it clear that, unlike Greg Abbott, he has a “bold vision” for Texas. And in these early days of his campaign there is one area that he is really hammering that point: healthcare. Just hours after launching his...
Sara Stapleton Barrera on her run for state senate
Sara Stapleton Barrera is a constitutional lawyer and mother who’s running for state senate in District 27, a South Texas district centered in Brownsville. Stapleton Barrera previously challenged state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., a conservative Democrat who’s represented...
Op-ed: Beto’s in, Abbott should be worried
On Monday, former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke announced his candidacy for governor of Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to pull out the usual Republican talking points about socialism and gun control, two things Beto O’Rourke is absolutely not running on. For...
Beto O’Rourke announces run for governor of Texas
Former El Paso Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke officially announced his run for governor of Texas on Monday. The long-anticipated announcement came with a video from O’Rourke explaining why he’s running against Gov. Greg Abbott. “Those in...
‘Be the first to know!’ Beto teases announcement
Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke has a little more than a month to file his paperwork to run for governor of Texas in 2022, and it looks like he’s very close to doing just that. “We’ve got something big to announce, and we want you to be a part of it,” reads a...