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Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke of Texas speaks at a rally called "Tide Against Trump" in Tuscaloosa, Ala., held in opposition to President Donald Trump's appearance on campus on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler)

Is Beto back? Poll shows O’Rourke leads Democratic Senate primary race in Texas

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke on Sept. 30, 2022, in Edinburg, Texas, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas, right. (AP Photo)

Beto O’Rourke falls short again as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott captures third term

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams poses for a portrait in front of the State Seal of Georgia on Aug. 8, 2022, in Decatur, Ga. On Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, the state Accounting Office reported that Georgia ran a surplus of more than $6 billion in the budget year that ended June 30, meaning the state's next governor and lawmakers could spend or give back billions. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Democratic dreams for Abrams, O’Rourke in danger of crumbling to dust

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Supporters of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott watch his debate with Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On debate stage, Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke clash on immigration, guns and abortion

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke shakes hands at a Democracy is Indigenous DFW event in Dallas, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. The former El Paso congressman is scheduled to hold a debate with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday night. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

O’Rourke to deploy families of Uvalde shooting victims before debate with Gov. Abbott

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a Democracy is Indigenous DFW event in Dallas, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Democracy is Indigenous DFW is a grass-roots non-partisan organization and hosted the event with the goal to drive up voter engagement in the American Indian and Indigenous population in Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Beto O’Rourke, Stacey Abrams struggle this year to recreate the magic of their 2018 campaigns

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke campaigns for governor during a stop on his Democratic Texas gubernatorial tour Tuesday Aug. 16, 2022 in Abilene, Texas. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

Illness interrupts O’Rourke campaign for Texas governor

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the press after he was kicked out for interrupting a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Upping the antics: Beto’s barge-in performance is latest act in America’s new political theater

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. O'Rourke said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beto O’Rourke pivots to right in uphill bid to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on a variety of matters at the Midland Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's Reagan Lunch at the Bush Convention Center, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Midland, Texas. Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. At the same time, Abbott for years has shown an ability to raise millions of dollars in a matter of days from executives of some of Texas’ largest corporations and energy firms. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP, File) **FILE**

Millions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke meets with local education leaders at Mercado District on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in McAllen, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Beto O’Rourke promises unity in new Texas governor bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke takes his calls for tough gun laws and inclusive immigration policies to Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. O'Rourke on Sunday laid out a progressive vision of a country that grants citizenship to young immigrants known as &quot;Dreamers&quot; and treats all immigrants with respect. He told an enthusiastic crowd in Phoenix that Democrats would rewrite immigration laws in their own image. (AP Photo/Jonathan Cooper)

O’Rourke looks past early primary states with Arizona rally

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during a gun safety forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Beto O’Rourke suggests ‘criminal consequences’ for Donald Trump after presidency ends

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a campaign stop at Austin Community College Eastview, in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke has risen to national prominence on a workaday image that aligns closely with his politics but not his family's actual finances. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Despite everyman image, O’Rourke is even wealthier than Cruz

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) speaks to the crowd during the "Turn Out for Texas" concert and rally at Auditorium Shores on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke is running against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his senate seat. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP Images)

Beto O’Rourke twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz, with net worth of $9 million

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Holidays in Heck’

By Jeremy Lott - Special to The Washington Times