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Beto O'Rourke Tells SXSW Panel Legalizing Cannabis Is Possible And Republicans Get High Like Everyone Else

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said that if elected governor of Texas, he would pursue legalizing marijuana and that he anticipates the Republican majority in the Legislature would get on board.

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Beto O’Rourke calls Texas governor Greg Abbott an ‘authoritarian’ and ‘thug’

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate compared his Republican opponent to the Russian president Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - US

Beto O’Rourke says Dallas pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit won’t silence him

DALLAS — Beto O’Rourke is being sued for defamation by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren in what the Democratic gubernatorial nominee describes as an effort to silence him from criticizing energy companies that he says made illegal profits from last year’s winter storm that left millions without power.

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Beto O’Rourke says Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren is suing him for defamation

DALLAS — Beto O’Rourke said Monday that he’s being sued for defamation by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren in what the Democratic gubernatorial nominee describes as an effort to silence him from criticizing energy companies that he says made illegal profits from last year’s winter storm that left millions without power.

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Why won’t Democrats say the word “trans”?

Trans kids are under direct attack, but Democrats are hiding behind vagueness.

Mic

Abbott’s Texas GOP win opens culture-clash matchup with O’Rourke

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott fended off a primary challenge by shifting his focus to the culture wars on the edges of the Republican Party’s right wing, setting up a potential test of the GOP strategy nationwide.

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Texas primaries: Greg Abbott to face Beto O’Rourke in governor’s race

Trump’s endorsement wasn’t enough to prevent incumbent Ken Paxton from being forced into runoff for state attorney general

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Democratic Statewide Primaries Show the Party is Indecisive–Except For When It Comes to Beto

In most statewide races, Texas Dems split their votes in crowded fields. Most races will be going into runoffs.

Texas Observer

Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke jump to big early leads, expected to face off for Texas governor in fall

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke jumped to big early leads and were expected to win their respective parties’ nominations for Texas governor without a runoff Tuesday.

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Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke easily win primaries, setting up race for Texas governor in fall

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke jumped to big early leads and won their respective parties’ nominations for Texas governor without a runoff Tuesday.

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Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke; AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott again holds a single-digit lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas governor’s race, while scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton probably is headed for a GOP runoff, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

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As ice melts from last week’s storm, Beto O’Rourke tries to turn up heat on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

DENTON, Texas — As the North Texas ice melted from last week’s winter blast, Beto O’Rourke on Sunday continued his effort to put the heat on Gov. Greg Abbott for his handling of the 2021 storm that left millions without power and killed more than 240 people.

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‘We are ready for this storm': Texas Gov. Abbott, ERCOT discuss winter storm prep ahead of freeze

DALLAS — Texas’ power grid is ready to handle the winter storm expected to hit the state on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders said Tuesday at a news conference in Austin.

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Abbott running comfortably ahead of O’Rourke in DMN-UT-Tyler poll; Paxton could face runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is running 11 percentage points ahead of Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s race for Texas governor, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

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Democrat Beto O’Rourke: ‘No interest’ in Texas gubernatorial campaign help from President Joe Biden

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday said that he would have no interest in getting campaign assistance from President Joe Biden, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in recent months.

Texas Observer

Can Beto Compete With Abbott’s Campaign Cash Machine?

The Democratic star can raise money, but the incumbent's war chest is on another level.

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