BETO O'ROURKE

Even if Beto O'Rourke upsets Greg Abbott in November, he'd be the underdog in any abortion battle with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

A landmark decision on Friday from the Supreme Court of the United State sent shockwaves through the country. The court decided that abortion is not a constitutionally protected right.

Attorney General Ken Paxton declared on Twitter that he would be closing his office and “making it an annual holiday” in honor of the Supreme Court decision.

Texas' 'trigger law' which goes into effect following the court's ruling will ban the procedure, offering no exception for cases of rape and incest.

President Joe Biden’s top political advisers are bracing for big election losses in November.

The ordinance has support from multiple council members.

Abbott's 15-point lead in a December survey by the same polling operation has now dwindled to 5.

Monique Dawson has raised $20,000 through GoFundMe.

The co-founder of the group formed by ex-Republicans says the Texas governor "has gone full-on MAGA" in his quest for a third term.

O’Rourke became known on the presidential campaign trail for his “Hell yes” promise to ban assault weapons. He’s been less vocal about the policy in his run for governor but this week, after the school shooting in Uvalde, he’s been newly assertive about the issue.

O'Rourke said AR-15s and AK-47s are "designed to kill humans," and that those who currently own such weapons shouldn't be allowed to keep them.

O'Rourke said AR-15s and AK-47s are "designed to kill humans," and that those who currently own such weapons shouldn't be allowed to keep them.

Abbott announced the budget cuts in late April to continue funding his immigration crackdown, Operation Lone Star.

Democratic Texas governor’s race candidate Beto O’Rourke is hoping the Uvalde school shooting can reset the contest in America’s largest red state.

'Please, Gov. Abbott, help Uvalde county,' one person shouted. 'We need change! We need change, governor!'

The Texas Department of Public Safety previously said local police made key errors. A specialized team of federal officers didn’t enter the school until more than an hour after the shooter arrived at the school.

The convention kicked off in the same state where 19 children and two adults were killed earlier in the week.

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.

"If we do nothing, we will continue to see this," O'Rourke said, "year after year, school after school, kid after kid."

Uvalde has little resources in terms of mental health services.

Local and state officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.

A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.

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The small community of Uvalde, Texas is grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history as assistance — and the national political spotlight – descends on the area.

After the mass shooting in Uvalde, some say the "hell, yes" remark might not be as damaging to O'Rourke's fortunes as it first might have appeared.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction on gun control.

A news conference about the shooting at a Texas elementary school broke into shouting Wednesday as Democratic gunbernatotrial candidate Beto O'Rourke blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction ahead of the latest in a long string of mass shootings in the state. As the Republican governor was finishing his remarks, O’Rourke approached the stage, pointed to the governor and said, “This is on you.” As officers escorted O'Rourke out of the auditorium, some in the gathered crowd jeered him while one woman chanted, “Let him speak.”

One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."

One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."

O’Rourke’s disruption drew angry responses from the elected officials onstage, with Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin calling him a “sick son of a bitch.”

Uvalde's Mayor called O'Rourke a "sick son of a bitch."

"I would normally say in a moment like this — we would all say, naturally, that our hearts break. But our hearts keep getting broken," Vice President Kamala Harris said.

"I would normally say in a moment like this — we would all say, naturally, that our hearts break. But our hearts keep getting broken," Vice President Kamala Harris said.

The last week of classes at Robb Elementary School ended in terror when a gunman opened fire, killing 21 people on Tuesday.

Abbott's recent statements on education and his use of pandemic funds for his immigration crackdown have drawn national criticism.

He leads by seven points.

Abortion rights protesters rallied in cities across the United States, vowing to fight to ensure that abortion remains a legal option for women nationwide.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to challenge another decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent that requires public schools to educate students regardless of legal status.

Democrats are hopeful that the looming threat of such a stunning political sea change could provide the strongest opportunity yet to energize their voters heading into an election year in which Republicans have been expected to dominate in Texas and beyond.

It starts at 6 p.m. tonight.

If considerable funding rolls into the state, it could help narrow margins for Democrats, experts say, but that's a big "if."

O’Rourke said he is vaccinated and boosted and tests regularly while traveling the state. A campaign spokesperson said the candidate had no events scheduled for the week.

"In addition to being fully vaccinated and boosted, I regularly test for COVID-19 while traveling the state for town hall meetings," he said in a statement.

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke returned to San Antonio for a student town hall as part of his “People of Texas Campaign.”

During the town hall, the former El Paso congressman accused the governor of being "fixated on transgender kids."

For Democrats, especially in Texas, tackling border issues is difficult on the campaign trail as the party is not in agreement about various policies. O’Rourke has had to distance himself from President Joe Biden’s border policies, while going after Gov. Greg Abbott’s.

In a press conference, O’Rourke said the president should have given border communities a plan before ending a pandemic-era immigration rule that will lead to an increase in migrants.

After months of being pummeled by Greg Abbott on Texas immigration, the long delays at the border give Beto O'Rourke an opportunity to play offense.

It's pretty much tied.

Texas hasn’t had a Democratic governor since Ann Richards in 1995.

Abbott’s campaign has argued O’Rourke would “destroy the Texas miracle.” O’Rourke argues he’s the one who has run a business.

An attorney representing foster care children in a suit against Texas said Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw’s conclusion that there was no evidence of sexual abuse despite the investigation into the photos was “both surprising and extremely troubling.”

Police believe the woman was trying to cross the street when she may have fallen into the roadway. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.

Torchy's Tacos expanding in the Hill Country.

AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O'Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to Republican Gov.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O'Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign following last year's deadly winter blackout. O'Rourke, who won the Democratic nomination for governor last week, called the lawsuit frivolous during a news conference Monday. Court records show it was filed in February in rural West Texas.

Kelcy Warren, the Dallas pipeline tycoon and top donor to Gov. Greg Abbott, is suing O’Rourke over his criticism of the windfall profits that Warren’s company made after the 2021 winter storm.

"Beers with Beto" caps off the Saturday campaign trail.

Perez is no stranger to San Antonio.

What happened in Texas, fresh primary polls from swing states and the Ohio Democrat using a whiteboard to attack gerrymandering.

Progressive candidates also made strides locally.

One House Democrat faces his toughest primary yet and the GOP governor faced far-right challengers.

Both easily won their party's nomination for governor on Tuesday.

Both easily won their party's nomination for governor on Tuesday.

Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have had their eyes on November from the start, attacking and critiquing each other and, in the process, previewing some of the themes other candidates in their parties will probably adopt for the general election.

Abbott, O’Rourke victorious; Bexar Co. Judge Dems Sakai, Minjarez head to runoff; Cisneros, Cuellar too close to call

O'Rourke is likely to face incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whose primary contest against several far-right opponents has not been decided.

After Texas, primaries in other states won't resume until May. The results could be viewed for months as a measure of the nation's political mood.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

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Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Get The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2022 primary races for governor, attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season.

KSAT 12 anchors Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur cover the Texas primary election live March 1.

The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has a book coming out in the middle of his run for Texas governor about voting rights.

A surge of Republican candidates in South Texas, how candidates are talking about Ukraine, and a TV ad that asks some questions about manhood.

The new poll shows a 5-point gain for O'Rourke.

The poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have a significant advantage over their primary opponents. Democratic respondents heavily support Beto O’Rourke for governor but don’t know enough about the party’s candidates in other races.

Early voting in the first primary of the 2022 midterm elections is starting in Texas.

Early voting in the first primary of the 2022 midterm elections are underway in Texas.

Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O'Rourke is stopping in San Antonio on Thursday as part of his 12-day tour focused on last year's failure of the power grid.

The two were neck and neck for the first 20 days of January, but Abbott has the advantage of a massive war chest that’s more than tenfold O’Rourke’s total cash on hand.

President Joe Biden has visited the bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package — a new law that aims to prevent just such disasters.

President Joe Biden will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday as an opening step in a broader campaign to promote the White House’s achievements in key states before the midterm elections.

During his San Antonio visit, O'Rourke answered media questions staying focused on two main issues — the power grid and voting rights.

Money is pouring fast into the Texas governor’s race headlined by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke.

The latest fundraising figures in the governor’s race confirm what’s long been seen as the state of play: O’Rourke is a strong fundraiser, but Abbott, with over $65 million saved up, is on another level.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s openness to marijuana decriminalization shows that the state, while conservative, isn’t immune to larger trends.

Abbott said the suicides are being investigated and thinks it will come out that not all “actually occurred during Operation Lone Star.”

The two-term Republican governor likely faces off against a Democratic challenger. Watch as we go behind the scenes.

The Republican governor officially announced his reelection campaign Saturday in McAllen, while likely Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke campaigned in El Paso.

Republicans including former state Sen. Don Huffines of Dallas and former Texas GOP chair Allen West are challenging Abbott for the Republican nomination.

Next year, every state official and every member of the Texas Legislature and Congress are up for election. That makes for a big year in Texas politics.

Abbott vetoed legislation in June that would have helped shore up the Universal Service Fund, which supports telecommunications in rural Texas. He said it would have “imposed a new fee on millions of Texans.”