US midterms: Abortion, guns and crime shape Texas governor's race
2022 Elections,2022 Texas Gubernatorial Election,Midterm Elections,Beto O'Rourke,Greg Abbott
The race for Texas governor is a battle over two visions of America. Can Democrat Beto O'Rourke harness growing support for gun control and abortion rights to win - or will concerns over crime and immigration return Republican Greg Abbott to office?
Beto O'Rourke stood in the middle of a music hall in Houston, Texas, surrounded by cheering supporters.
He had been introduced by Hamilton musical creator Lin Manuel Miranda and can count pop star Harry Styles and actor Matthew Broderick among his backers.
A former congressman from the border town of El Paso, Mr O'Rourke, 50, stands for everything liberal America wants: gun control, abortion rights, "racial justice" for minorities and a plan for tackling climate change.
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