O’Rourke: Trump Poses ‘Mortal Threat’ to People of Color

2020 candidate calls Trump a white supremacist

David Rutz
September 12, 2019 9:57 PM

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas) blistered President Donald Trump at Thursday night's Democratic debate as a "white supremacist" who posed a threat to the safety of people of color in the United States.

Texas Dem Supports Decriminalizing Border Crossings

Corporate lawyer Shannon Hutcheson: 'We absolutely have to' decriminalize border crossings

Collin Anderson
September 12, 2019 5:00 AM

A Democrat running in a key Texas swing district supports decriminalizing illegal border crossings.

Death Toll From West Texas Shooting Rises to Seven: Reports

Updated

Reuters
September 1, 2019 8:17 AM

The death toll in Saturday's gun rampage in West Texas rose to seven on Sunday, local media reported, and police said they would hold a news conference later in the day.

Watchdog Seeks Probe Over Dem Candidate’s Muddy Financial Disclosures

Sri Preston Kulkarni's campaign issued statement that contradicts disclosure forms

Joe Schoffstall
August 16, 2019 5:00 AM

A government watchdog group is seeking a probe into the financial disclosures of a Texas Democratic candidate after he reported just thousands in total income and his campaign issued a statement that is contradictory to what the disclosure forms show.

McCaskill: O’Rourke Should ‘Go Home’ to Texas to Challenge Cornyn

'It's a big damn deal'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 13, 2019 8:35 PM

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) on Tuesday said Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke should “go home” to Texas and challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas).

O’Rourke ‘Open to’ Australia-Style Mandatory Buyback Program for Guns

'Let's move forward and do it'

Andrew Kugle
August 6, 2019 2:50 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said on Monday during an interview with the liberal podcast Pod Save America, that he was open to an Australia-style mandatory buyback program for guns.

MSNBC Host: Mass Shooting May Be Chance For Beto

'If you were to ask me who has more chance of flipping, Texas or Florida, I would make my bet on Texas'

Graham Piro
August 6, 2019 11:00 AM

MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle and contributor Maria Teresa Kumar speculated that the El Paso mass shooting could be politically advantageous for presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke during an exchange on MSNBC Tuesday morning. They also said the situation could help Democrats flip Texas in 2020.

Texas Police Seek Clues to Explain Walmart Shooting That Killed 20

Reuters
August 4, 2019 6:46 AM

Police and FBI investigators in Texas searched for clues on Sunday to explain what drove a young gunman from the Dallas area to kill 20 people at a Walmart store hundreds of miles away in the border city of El Paso.

Cornyn Challenger Supports Providing Health Care to Illegal Immigrants

'I am going to be extending Medicare availability for everybody'

Cameron Cawthorne
July 31, 2019 9:45 AM

Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar, who is attempting to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas), told reporters in Dallas last week that she supports providing healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants.

Wendy Davis Won’t Say Whether She Supports Impeachment of Trump

'I'm not saying it's a no'

Cameron Cawthorne
July 23, 2019 2:30 PM

Failed Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, who announced Monday she was running for Congress, refused to say whether she would support the impeachment of President Donald Trump.