Meet The Billionaires Backing Beto O’Rourke And Greg Abbott For Texas Governor

As Texas voters go to the polls next week, it is clear which candidate billionaires are backing in the gubernatorial primary: current Gov. Greg Abbott. 

Since the beginning of last year, Abbott’s campaign has raised about $5.5 million from at least 17 billionaires and 3 spouses of billionaires. That’s significantly more than former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke, who only launched his campaign for governor in November last year, has raised just $61,000 from at least 2 billionaires and 3 spouses of billionaires. 

O’Rourke and Abbott will compete separately in their...