Another factor in Democrats’ favor is the backlash most presidents’ parties face in midterm elections. Texas Democrats would ...

Former Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke is back in the public eye, and he said he's considering running for office next ...

Although Democrat Beto O'Rourke served in Congress from ... O'Rourke formally announced Nov. 15 that he would be running for Texas governor, saying he's trying to end the "extremist policies ...

David Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee. AUSTIN, Texas — In a cavernous, modern ...

That’s how long it’s been since Texas had a Democrat as governor, when Ann Richards held the job. For six days and 10 events, I chased Beto from west to east across the state — a sliver of ...

“Go home, Beto!” one shouted ... “Initially, I didn’t hold that much hope for the governor, because Texas is such a red state,” said Steve Chamberlain, who serves as the party chair ...

A composite of Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, left, and Democratic Party challenger Beto O’Rourke, right LEFT PHOTO -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott, answers a question after signing HB9 ...

Beto O’Rourke said Monday. “It’s not doing well because of any politician — Democrat, independents or otherwise,” the Democratic nominee for governor said of the Texas economy during a ...

Former El Paso Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke lost his ... he succumbed in a 55% to 44% wipeout to Texas’ incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott. What’s next for O’Rourke?

MCALLEN — Greg Abbott decisively won a third term as governor of Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after a tumultuous few years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Beto O’Rourke, faced off Friday evening in the first and only debate in the race for Texas governor, a confrontation filled with sharp disagreements and back-and-forth accusations of lying.