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Sep 01 2022
News
Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke agree to debate Sept. 30 in Edinburg
Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic opponent, Beto O’Rourke, have agreed to a Sept. 30 debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
Abbott announced last month that he had accepted an invitation to the debate, which will be hosted by Nexstar Media Group at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. O’Rourke responded at the time by saying he would be happy to debate Abbott in the Valley
The Texas TribuneFeb 25 2022
News
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’
ForbesAug 29 2022
News
Beto O’Rourke pauses campaign events while recovering from bacterial infection
Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that he will be off the campaign trail for an unspecified period after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection.
The Democratic nominee for governor checked into Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on Friday, and he was given IV antibiotics. O’Rourke is now recuperating at home in El Paso.
“While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home in El
The Texas TribuneMay 27 2022
Opinion
Beto O’Rourke Was Right to Interrupt Greg Abbott’s Post-Uvalde Press Conference
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman entered an Uvalde, Texas elementary school with a long rifle and proceeded to kill 19 children and two teachers in a single classroom. On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott—a longtime NRA supporter who has been instrumental in relaxing state gun laws—held a press conference to pass the buck to “mental health illness.”
During the press conference,
VogueJun 08 2019
News
Beto O’Rourke introduced as ‘blank slate’ at Iowa campaign stop
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke found out on Friday that there is truth to the old adage “with friends like these, who needs enemies?” after a supporter introduced him as a “blank slate” at a campaign stop in Iowa. The remark, flagged first by The Washington Examiner, came in Knoxville, Iowa when a local Democrat who was tasked with introducing the former Texas congressman
Fox News (Online News)Aug 10 2022
News
Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he has agreed to debate Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.
O’Rourke said he would debate Abbott in the Valley but did not commit to the Sept. 30 debate. Without ruling it out entirely, he also called for three “town hall-style debates.”
The perennial debate over debates kicked off Tuesday afternoon, when Abbott’s
The Texas TribuneMar 02 2022
News
Greg Abbott to Face Beto O’Rourke in Texas Governor Race After Primary Wins
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic former Congressman Beto O’Rourke in the November general election for governor after the pair won their respective primaries.
Abbott, who received endorsement from former President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, easily won his party’s nomination for governor, as did O’Rourke, the state’s most prominent Democrat
The Epoch TimesFeb 10 2022
News
Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke fire away at each other in San Antonio
Democratic candidate for governor Beto O’Rourke left no doubt during a San Antonio campaign stop on Thursday that he’s going to be far more aggressive going after Gov. Greg Abbott than he was against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
San Antonio Express-NewsJul 20 2022
News
Here’s how much Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have raised in the race for Texas governor
In the November race for Texas governor, two prolific fundraisers are vying to be the chief executive of the state.
Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, who is seeking his third term in office, has reported huge fundraising hauls in the past, amassing staggering amounts of cash in his campaign coffers. However, Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke reported raising $27.6 million from late
The Texas TribuneMar 15 2019
News
It is wildly unclear whether Beto O’Rourke supports Medicare-for-all
What does the presidential candidate think about single-payer? An investigation.
It’s easy to find clips of presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke talking about health care. He posts about it on Facebook. It comes up at multiple town halls that he held during his 2018 Senate campaign.
What’s a lot harder is figuring out exactly what type of health care system the former Texas
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