After tens of thousands of miles on the road, hundreds of town hall meetings and innumerable cups of coffee, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke made the final stop on his much-ballyhooed tour of all 254 Texas counties on Saturday, visiting Gainesville in his continuing bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this fall. Over the last 15 months, […]Read More
When U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced his latest fundraising haul earlier this month – a stunning $6.7 million – it was widely expected to surpass what his rival, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, brought in over the same period. Now it’s clear by how much: roughly $3.5 million. Cruz raised $3.2 million in the first three months of this year, according […]Read More
NEW BRAUNFELS — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is preparing Texas Republicans for a turbulent election year amid super-charged Democratic enthusiasm — including in his own re-election campaign. Traveling the state for GOP events this weekend, Cruz portrayed an uncertain midterm environment that could go down as disastrous for Republicans if they don’t work to counteract Democratic energy […]Read More
After Thursday’s passage of the American Health Care Act, local and statewide representatives released statements regarding the vote. Rep. Beto O’Rouke (via Facebook) Today I voted against the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Like the original version of the bill, which failed to garner enough support for a vote in March, AHCA seeks to replace […]Read More
Congressman Beto O’Rourke took to the floor of the House Tuesday night to challenge the notion that the nation needs a wall and that the border is dangerous. Citing immigration numbers showing more Mexican Nationals returning to Mexico rather than coming to the, US and lauding the efforts of Border Patrol agents, O’Rourke passionately defended […]Read More
El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke will cap off a busy week in the Borderland with a town hall meeting on Monday. Last week Rep. O’Rourke made his way back to El Paso to attend two very important events, one in the middle of the Rio Grande and the other at Fort Bliss. O’Rourke was on […]Read More
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