Beto O'Rourke

Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke shares the three things he says need to be done to slow the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the southern border, he weighs in on the voting bills that some call a form of voter suppression, and he shares what’s next for his political career. Plus Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on how...

Former El Paso Representative Beto O’Rourke, who has been talked about as a Texas gubernatorial candidate, told NBC 5 and The Dallas Morning News that he is focusing on what he is doing now and currently has no plans to run for governor.

Former El Paso Representative Beto O’Rourke, who has been talked about as a Texas gubernatorial candidate, told NBC 5 and The Dallas Morning News that he is focusing on what he is doing now and currently has no plans to run for governor.

Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s “Powered By People” organization gave a $15,000 grant to the City of DeSoto to help pay off the hotel costs of temporary housing for those relocated due to the winter storm damage.

With few other viable options, Texas Democrats are hoping that next year former Rep. Beto O’Rourke challenges Republican incumbent Greg Abbott for governor.

President-elect Joe Biden has named Jen O’Malley Dillon as deputy chief of staff. Dillon has a long history of helping Democrats. Here are five things to know about the Massachusetts native.

Former candidates for the Democratic nomination for President gather to discuss how they feel about Joe Biden.

Former congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke talks about Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Plus Congressman Michael Burgess explains why he thinks schools should reopen to students right now.

Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke spoke with NBC 5 about his backing former Vice President Joe Biden, and why he has no interest in being part of a potential Biden White House administration.

The first big contest of 2020 may not be Iowa, but a race for a tiny Texas House seat. Presidential contenders Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg, as well as former candidate Beto O’Rourke, are all trying to help Democrats win an obscure special election runoff for a state House district near Houston. The race is being called the year’s...

It’s finally official: Beto O’Rourke isn’t running for Senate in Texas. The problem for Democrats is most voters don’t know who is. Unusually high hopes among Democrats for Texas in 2020 are facing an unsettled post-Betomania landscape: a dozen Senate challengers and no clear frontrunner. None have landed viral moments or raised big money. Months into their campaigns, most...

Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year.

With just a week remaining before the deadline to run for office in Texas next year, some Democrats are still hoping to see Beto O’Rourke jump into the race to unseat Sen. John Cornyn.

The Texas deadline to file to run for office is Dec. 9. According to The Dallas Morning News, some Democrats remain hopeful former Rep. Beto O’Rourke will get into the race for U.S. Senate.

Collin County has joined a growing number of Texas cities taking a stand for the Second Amendment.

Collin County has joined a growing number of Texas cities taking a stand for the Second Amendment.

In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

The pastor from First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is running for the Texas Senate. He says mass shootings around the country, after the one at his own parish, motivated him to seek office.

Former U.S. Rep Beto O’Rourke announced Friday that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.