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Beto O'Rourke
2 hours ago: Thursday Jul 16 - 9:59am
Let him know how you feel - tell him you want him to focus on saving the lives of our fellow Texans. We need a stay at home order or we will only see more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths. Here’s his number: 512-463-2000
Beto O'Rourke
2 hours ago: Thursday Jul 16 - 9:57am
People are dying of covid in record numbers in Texas. It is disproportionately killing Latinos & African Americans. Gov. Abbott could issue a stay at home order, he could give local leaders in places like Houston, Dallas & the RGV the authority to save lives. He chooses not to.
Beto O'Rourke
14 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 9:43pm
RT @ASlavitt: Trump is trying to reduce testing to hide the numbers. Now he is hiding hospitalization counts. This is just the USSR-Chernobyl plan. It doesn't work.
Beto O'Rourke
18 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 5:59pm
This is one of the most exciting races in Texas and will be won by one of the most exciting candidates running anywhere in the country today, Candace Valenzuela. Watch the video and support her at the link below if you can. https://t.co/WARv5ly1XG
Beto O'Rourke
20 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 4:23pm
Texas can stop Trump, elect a Democratic majority in the state house & replace Trump’s pet Senator, John Cornyn. But we need your help to get it done. Sign up for a tough but rewarding two hours of calling the Texas voters who will decide this election: https://t.co/rqf3qNG7Ce
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:46am
“In some counties, previously advertised polling places were shuttered at the last minute for lack of workers, some fearing the pandemic or reluctant to risk exposure to voters who were not required to wear masks.”
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:41am
Texas Dems record turnout all the more impressive given concerted effort to suppress voter turnout by Abbott, Paxton & Co. Their denial of mail-in voting expansion & failure to require masks at polling places left many Texans unable to cast their ballot. https://t.co/e0Ymgllaud
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:18am
Big thanks to the Democrats on yesterday’s ballot. You all produced the biggest turnout in Texas run-off history. Looking forward to working for our nominees, from @mjhegar for Senate, to candidates for Congress, State House & Commissioners Court. Let’s go @texasdemocrats ! https://t.co/ueZK7j8Qww
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 6:57pm
Looking forward to being with @vgescobar to support the work that @latinovictoryus is doing in Texas and throughout the country. Link is below if you’d like to join us. https://t.co/Wpj4Q76z7S
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 3:35pm
It’s election day for the primary run-off in Texas. Polls are open until 7pm. Find out where to vote here: https://t.co/9VkmU6xeU7
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 10:35am
Abbott could issue a stay at home order and save lives. He is choosing not to. https://t.co/xKcGDCwhsm
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 9:49am
Texas needs this kind of leadership in the White House. And with our 38 electoral college votes, Texas can make it possible. https://t.co/N7W7RYUmIO
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 3:03pm
RT @mitchellreports: Beto O'Rourke on Texas: 'This virus is out of control with no leadership from our governor' @BetoORourke @MSNBC https://t.co/OGkNUR2BT8
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 2:55pm
RT @JoaquinCastrotx: .@SenTedCruz, my dad just tested positive again for COVID after his wife, my stepmom, died last Friday from it. As you know, the virus is surging in Texas. It would help all of us if we all wear a mask in public. Will you please wear a mask out of courtesy to others? https://t.co/8Ngy1qix9F
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 1:37pm
Sandra Bland should be alive today. Thinking about her family, especially her mother, on the 5th anniversary of her death in police custody after she was stopped, arrested and jailed for being black in Waller county. There has been no justice for Sandra, 5 years and counting.
Beto O'Rourke
3 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 4:15pm
RT @davidhogg111: 6 minutes 20 seconds Is all it took for the shooter at my high school to fire over 100 rounds from his AR-15 to shoot 34 people. In that same amount of time even the most trained person would have only been able to fire 18 rounds with a musket. Modern day musket my ass https://t.co/ED2Tyxxdrc
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 11:09am
We can do this. https://t.co/0kU4Z8F1CJ
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 12:05am
I’m thinking about everyone in the Rio Grande Valley tonight. Please be safe, stay home if you can, wear a mask and keep 6+ft if you have to leave the house. Gov. Abbott: you need to issue stay at home orders. This is only going to get worse until you do. https://t.co/DB98wwDH9e
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Saturday Jul 11 - 1:20pm
Thanks to everyone out there who’s helping to register Texas voters. It’s working. Now we’ve got to turn em out. Join me this Thursday for a voter contact phone bank. I promise you a tough but rewarding two hours of grassroots organizing: https://t.co/rqf3qNG7Ce https://t.co/WEQNyAjYLA
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Saturday Jul 11 - 12:37pm
RT @HoustonChron: Sen. Cornyn: ‘We still don’t know’ if kids can get COVID https://t.co/CtffnIt4xW
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 10:36pm
RT @LinaHidalgoTX: If we want schools to open safely for the long haul, if we want some semblance of normalcy, & if we want a sustainable economy, then we have to buckle down--now. We need a stay home order.The longer we wait, the longer it’ll take to bring down the curve & the more people will die
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 9:14pm
RT @JoaquinCastrotx: Roger Stone lied under oath to the @HouseIntel committee. He was covering up for the Trump campaign’s coordination w/ Wikileaks & Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump’s abuse of power not only undermines the rule of law, it encourages future attacks on our democracy.
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 6:56pm
Trying to understand how we can re-open schools? This thread is worth the read. Central to answering the question is making sure that the already underpaid teachers, custodians, librarians & support staff are at the table along w public health experts & parents! https://t.co/H2XNjkw6V9
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 6:28pm
Trump’s favorite Congressman Dan Crenshaw accuses Sen. Tammy Duckworth — who lost her legs & nearly her life in military service to this country — of supporting “the destruction of America.” We can beat him in November & send someone to Congress we can be proud of. Donate below: https://t.co/6sOWMJc4iP
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:05pm
“The blame rests with the governor” - Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:03pm
“Abbott’s actions this time led to widespread sickness and hundreds of deaths. ...elected to represent all Texans, [he] chose to pander to the Republican base and curry favor with Trump, who lauded the “fantastic job” he was doing getting Texas back up & running so quickly.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:00pm
“This isn’t the same as ... clownishly calling the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military exercise because some right-wing conspiracy theorists on the internet were convinced Jade Helm 15 sounded like a government plot to take their guns.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 1:58pm
“[The] choice, to embrace partisan politics & a fringe populist backlash over common sense & sound medical advice from his own advisers, condemned the Lone Star State to the circumstances we face today: Hospitals near the breaking point. Nearly 3,000 Texans dead — and counting.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 1:31pm
Texans are dying because Abbott listens to pollsters instead of doctors. If he’d done the right thing from the start, we’d probably be re-opening by now. But he didn’t, and so instead we’re seeing record cases, deaths and hospitalizations throughout Texas. https://t.co/gnUfDbR3Nq
Beto O'Rourke
6 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 11:18am
We send our love to you and Julián, to your father and to your family. https://t.co/sbAf1GvqAX
Beto O'Rourke
6 days ago: Thursday Jul 9 - 7:09pm
They’re out of space in the Corpus Christi morgue. Out of nurses in the RGV. Cases, hospitalizations & deaths are out of control in El Paso, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston. But we’re not out of options to turn this around: Issue stay at home order & allow vote by mail. https://t.co/rD3bIxLu6w
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 9:18pm
RT @moodyforelpaso: TX is better than the #DeathPenalty. We failed to prove that today. Tonight I’ll pray for the victims of violent crime, the victims of the death penalty, and the families that are left behind. Our work to abolish the death penalty continues. #txlege #BillyWardlow #CJReform
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 2:30pm
Yes @AdyBarkan !! Beautifully said. We inherited the struggle from those who fought before us and must “solemnly, joyfully” pass it on to the generations that follow after doing all that we can in this moment that we have together. You are an inspiring, powerful example of that! https://t.co/3qskCt7xFV
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 2:01pm
I’m excited that you’re running! If we all get behind you, you’ll be part of a new Democratic majority in the Texas state house next year. Given the challenges we face, your victory cannot come soon enough. Here’s how to help Natali: https://t.co/nytlEJNoGj https://t.co/Z5b9vWRUbv
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 10:27pm
RT @PriscillaWT: People in Texas have been camped out since 11pm last night to try to get a #COVID test at one of the free community sites in Houston. I’ll have more on the testing situation in the Lone Star state coming up on @MSNBC. https://t.co/c9jycSPJ5f
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 4:35pm
RT @repjohnlewis: 59 years ago today I was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a so-called "white" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961. https://t.co/OUfgeaNDOm
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 10:36am
Thanks to everyone who joined our Powered by People Texas phone bank last night. We made over 316,000 phone calls to voters across Texas to ensure that we turn out Democrats to win the state house, the court house and the White House. Join our next one: https://t.co/vPgshOvkeG https://t.co/hH5go03WxQ
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 12:26am
Abbott opens Texas too soon, issues mask order too late, denies local leaders authority to contain the virus — causing uncontrolled covid spread, many hospitalized & soon dead because of his negligence — and then blames local officials? Pathetic. Resign. https://t.co/UjKxKxfdQm
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 6:59pm
@LilSS0104 Thank you!
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 5:17pm
Texas is the biggest battleground state: we can win the state house and, with 38 electoral college votes, help Biden become the first Democrat to win Texas since 1976 (game over Trump). But we need your help to do it - join us for a phone bank tonight! https://t.co/vPgshOvkeG
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 1:54pm
RT @shannonrwatts: He called for the execution of teen boys falsely accused of raping a woman in Central Park. He put immigrants in cages. He sexually harassed and assaulted women. His racist rhetoric killed people in El Paso and Charlottesville. He doesn’t get to demand apologies. https://t.co/dLIhnI7JbX
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 1:53pm
The Migrant Protection Policy (Orwell would be proud) is inhumane. We must end it. “I urge you not to look away from the border in this moment. Do not ignore the suffering occurring here. It is time that we put an end to it, and to end the MPP policy.“ https://t.co/s5dXk6s850
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 9:54am
RT @JustInTime_2020: @JohnCornyn Texas nurses/doctors arranged a call w/ you to discuss these questions. I’d know bc my wife was one of the nurses on the conference call. They were prepared to help you understand. You didn’t show up for the call. You had a fill in, who asked no questions and cut the call short.
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Saturday Jul 4 - 7:41pm
RT @TexasTribune: Ten out of 12 hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley are full. "We are now at the point of grave concern," said the CEO of one hospital system in deep South Texas. https://t.co/aJ42wA6JOo
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Saturday Jul 4 - 12:54pm
On this Independence Day, with the country tested unlike anytime in our lifetimes, I am grateful to all of those who have fought, struggled & sacrificed for America. We must live up to their example and ultimately fulfill the unmet promise made 244 years ago.
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Friday Jul 3 - 12:20pm
RT @RafaelAnchia: 🚨PSA: This just in...@US_FDA approves highly effective COVID procedure! https://t.co/vrLr6vFKJv
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 7:28pm
Vanessa Guillen was willing to put her life on the line for this country, and we badly failed her. She and her family deserve justice. I’m grateful to Sylvia Garcia and others in positions of power & public trust who won’t stop until they get it. https://t.co/xL98avtS6F
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 2:48pm
THANK YOU to all the medical professionals risking their lives to save lives in this pandemic. Interview w/ nurse who became infected caring for covid patient, & now can’t be with her 9 & 10 year old daughters, is heartbreaking. Sending love, strength & gratitude to all of you. https://t.co/obtGKeyRgJ
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 1:20pm
RT @RoyceWestTX: I'm sorry, @JohnCornyn but you were quoted you as saying, "Well, I think the president can’t single-handedly remember everything, I’m sure, that he’s briefed on..." Were you misquoted? Because if you said that... YOU ARE GIVING THE PRESIDENT COVER. https://t.co/A1jzpxZc6u
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 11:37am
Hundreds of thousands of Americans behind bars, many exposed to covid & potentially death. They haven’t been convicted of a crime, haven’t had their day in court. A perfect time to end cash bail & speed release of those who pose no threat awaiting trial. https://t.co/GqQuVwQyI1
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 2:43pm
RT @SimaforTX: .@DanCrenshawTX knows he's gaslighting Texas families — he just doesn't care. His dangerous disinformation is risking our health, our heroes, and our values. And we're not going to let him get away with it. Help me store restore dignity to #TX02: https://t.co/E2dPQyMdGg https://t.co/8WDNiVQYaz
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 2:32pm
State-placed foster children in Texas need our help. Report shows how bad foster care system has become, finding that children “almost uniformly leave State custody more damaged than when they entered.” Read this & then reach out to your state rep: https://t.co/MfuxmI1vHL
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 12:54pm
RT @PeterHotez: New @IHME_UW daily #TexasCovid19 death projections. The deaths will disproportionately (overwhelmingly?) occur among those in low-income communities African-American LatinX populations. I've used my media appearances to emphasize in the strongest terms that this is unacceptable https://t.co/LniMsu905u
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 12:53pm
RT @MeAndMyJohnson: Early voted today in Harris County! Rocking my #PoweredXPeople shirt from @jawestman! https://t.co/yDFQ47GoNH
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:18am
Want to know why there is an uncontrolled covid outbreak in Texas, with record number of cases, hospitalizations and (soon) deaths? Because Dan Patrick leads a death cult that Abbott, Cornyn and company are too scared to stand up to. https://t.co/gUdXEPmdCe
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:08am
RT @GeneforTexas: Sinister thought: Dan Patrick knows exactly what he's doing. He knows that bolstering anti-mask talking points will end make the spread worse, kill more people, and keep us shut down longer. Who does this hurt the most? --- Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022 https://t.co/1UyobVPcxY
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:05am
Houston’s medical center, largest in the world, swnding covid patients to other cities because they dont have capacity. Gov. Abbott pressuring them to hide this fact. Thanks to Miya Shay for making sure we know the truth. Science & facts must win out. https://t.co/HvnNFFdZvs
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 1:05pm
RT @podertejas: Hoy es el primer día de votación temprana! Puedes buscar su lugar de votación aquí: https://t.co/EhwvZofcua Tienes preguntas? Mándanos un mensaje, sin pena! #MiVotoMiPoder https://t.co/VsPrn5lvtx
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 1:05pm
RT @texasdemocrats: WAKE UP, TEXAS! Today is the first day of early voting. Find your polling place at https://t.co/kcE0q1pxWF and then go vote → https://t.co/h8P4ZUcijX
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 11:57am
Good news today, but Louisiana case (and before that Texas) is also a reminder that there is an ongoing ruthless, well-funded effort to restrict access to abortion and it won’t stop with this decision. Please support those on the front lines of the fight for reproductive rights. https://t.co/khKBEXB5PO
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 9:53am
A lot of families are hungry right now and there’s a way to help them out. Matt Fuller, a farmer and someone whose family depended on federal nutrition programs, makes the case for expanding access to SNAP. https://t.co/1LxB7l6N4F
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 28 - 5:57pm
RT @jayrosen_nyu: The signal was sent. https://t.co/Mlz8rMiN1L
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 28 - 4:05pm
Excited to join Julian Castro, Willie Nelson, Cecile Richards and Robert Earl Keen in supporting the next President of the United States, Joe Biden. I hope you will join us. https://t.co/HYJcVMxF2F
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 4:25pm
RT @brhodes: After Trump learned Russia was trying to kill US troops in Afghanistan he announced plans to remove US troops from Germany. A move that only benefits one country: Russia.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 10:03am
RT @60Minutes: “When [African Americans] peacefully protest… we’re called unpatriotic, when, in fact, it is… the unwillingness of too many Americans to work to make this country better that... accounts for the condition in which we find ourselves,” says Sherrilyn Ifill https://t.co/15uvfMXUJn https://t.co/CVDjfaq9lE
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:59am
RT @ChrisMurphyCT: Here’s what we learned today: Trump found out Russia paid bounties to Taliban fighters to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. He seriously considered asking them to stop. He decided to not ask them to stop. Chew on that for a sec.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:55am
RT @PeterHotez: FYI, regarding the statement made yesterday by the VP that positive testing rate is going down, this is what's happening in #Houston, and I think probably other SW metro areas: POSITIVE COVID19 TEST RATE IN HARRIS COUNTY, TX https://t.co/hFGg1rG8ki
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:54am
RT @PeterHotez: My takeaways from yesterday: 1. Denied massive resurgence, worse than April. 2. Minimized steep rise in 6/8 of our largest metro areas 3. Presented no roadmap, no epidemiologic models 4. Offered no plan for intervention 5. Offered no ideas 6. There will be no federal response https://t.co/Yi0eSHSRF6
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 10:45pm
Finally. They fled brutality for thousands of miles. Arrived as desperate & vulnerable as children can be, only to be jailed for the crime of seeking refuge in a country made strong by refugees. Their faith in & our hope for America restored in part today. https://t.co/WmTIrN6nsd
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 10:26pm
@emzisgolden Prayers for you and your dad Em
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 4:08pm
Real leadership, not what is popular but what would save lives & allow us to eventually open the state safely: mandatory mask order statewide, stay at home orders in hardest hit parts of Texas, and implement the most aggressive contact tracing program in the country.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 4:05pm
5,996 cases in Texas yesterday, a new record. All base ICU beds filled at Texas Medical Center. Houston about to become hardest hit in U.S. This is on Abbott. Ignored facts & medical advice to follow the polls and cater to Trump. Texans dying as a result. https://t.co/hSgIYXQjDc
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 12:35pm
This is leadership. https://t.co/fVBaQtYech
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 9:53pm
This is an important step in the right direction, demonstrates the kind of leadership that’s been missing from the Governor and EP Mayor. https://t.co/8WEPN3I4HA
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 3:35pm
@TexasforBeto1 Happy Birthday!!
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 3:24pm
RT @BobMooreNews: Hmm, it’s amazing how these border deployments happen in October of even-numbered years. Coincidence, I’m sure. https://t.co/dhn3DFxREf
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:20pm
RT @hollyrpeete: #justiceforelijahmccain Thank you #PanCooke for the art. They must reopen this case. #ElijahMcClainWasMurdered #AuroraPD @jaredpolis https://t.co/A7FnUzyD2m
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:05pm
Why we must elect a Dem majority in the Texas state house. If not, GOP will continue to racially gerrymander, suppress w/ voter ID, & close polling sites. When we organize for state house races we also effectively organize TX for Biden to beat Trump. New VRA, & VRA enforcement. https://t.co/uaZ8mzZJWj
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 11:56am
RT @AkilahBacy: COVID-19 did not “spiral out of control” in Texas. @GregAbbott_TX unleashed it with a full understanding of the consequences. Now, we are all dealing with the consequences of his and the Republican Party’s poor, selfish and ineffective leadership. https://t.co/R067WQU5PM
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 10:41am
RT @BetoORourke: Dangerous, dumb and weak. https://t.co/dJMTRh6KIV
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 10:34am
The out of control spread of covid-19 in Texas was preventable if Abbott had listened to public health experts. It was also totally predictable once he refused to. People are becoming sick and many will die because of this absolute failure in leadership. https://t.co/IZ2k35dqUm
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:22am
RT @PeterHotez: Thread 1/4: So tonight @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice I'm a bit freer to express my concerns for #Texas, and less time-constrained than US where everything so heavily scripted: https://t.co/TPvk7DzCL8
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 24 - 2:46pm
RT @CGHollins: “There is never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out. The safest place for you is at your home.” Can we vote from home @GovAbbott? Asking for a friend. https://t.co/yAXZuxXmJ2
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 24 - 12:36am
RT @PeterHotez: And here's #Texas, equally apocalyptic. https://t.co/z0U9NyEAGg
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Tuesday Jun 23 - 2:07pm
When it comes to the Governor’s leadership on coronavirus “there’s no there there.” Abbott has squandered time and the opportunity to act, ingnoring the advice of public health experts, putting political gain before the health of our fellow Texans. https://t.co/OrgVfDKs2o
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Monday Jun 22 - 1:27pm
Jon beat an incumbent Republican in 2018 & is now on the front lines in the Texas legislature, fighting against racial gerrymandering & for justice when it comes to voting, healthcare, jobs & climate. He must win reelection for us to have a shot at a Democratic majority in Texas. https://t.co/UVYM014NRm
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 21 - 6:43pm
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. Great tribute to a great dad from new father, @Showtyme_33 https://t.co/aQesLaVMhe
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Friday Jun 19 - 11:48am
Let’s celebrate Juneteenth by commiting to full justice in Texas & America. Push for @JacksonLeeTX18’s Reparations bill & the Truth & Reconciliation Commission envisioned by @RepBarbaraLee. Support the work of Black Lives Matter and commit to ending structural racism in America.
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Friday Jun 19 - 11:44am
Soon after Juneteenth was first celebrated 155 years ago, Texas began to systematically undermine the emancipation order. A new racist structure replaced slavery. Convict labor, jim crow, mass incarceration, & voter suppression were used to keep black Texans from full citizenship
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 18 - 8:52pm
Organizations like Las Americas in El Paso are on the front lines, providing legal services, financial support, and counseling to the 100k+ Texas families impacted by today’s SCOTUS decision on DACA. Show your support here. #HomeIsHere #HomeIsTexas https://t.co/2CTXc7sgag
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 18 - 1:53pm
RT @RevDrBarber: Every attack on the poor must embolden our agitation. Lack of healthcare, lack of living wages, black men & women getting lynched. Rise up! And join us online June 20, 2020. RSVP now: https://t.co/QvSXvMf935 https://t.co/Tvo26MiwGP
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Beto O'Rourke
4 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 17 - 11:24am
A case of those who believe government is the problem making government the problem. What can we do? Stay home when possible, wear masks when we leave the house, follow public health guidance & register, organize, & vote to elect a new government in Texas.
Beto O'Rourke
4 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 17 - 11:19am
Against advice of public health experts Abbott reopened too soon, put Texans in harm’s way (especially African Americans, Latinos & low-wage workers), won’t let cities manage increased health risk by requiring masks & now blames young people for record level of hospitalizations.
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Monday Jun 8 - 2:04pm
RT @delilah_agho: Proud to launch @votesimplenow today - a TX based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that will close the voter registration gap for communities of color. Now, more than ever, we must take our fight for social justice to the ballot box✊🏾🗳 Check us out: https://t.co/Y2In0GDeii
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 5:09pm
“I couldn’t sit with the soldiers I had been on the battlefield with. I had to go to the back of the bus,” said Jones, who went on to become a lawyer and civil rights activist in Baton Rouge. “Those are the things that come back and haunt you.”
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 5:08pm
Our gratitude to all Americans who fought on DDay, especially those for whom the battle against hatred and white supremacy didn’t end with the defeat of the Nazis. https://t.co/ZWKE6SKZSk
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 12:15pm
Win Texas. Lose Trump. 38 electoral votes. $38. Match me here: https://t.co/cdqoiEfUEq https://t.co/kRrTtytZWy
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Thursday Jun 4 - 1:46pm
There are more than 1 million Democrats that we can register to vote in Texas with your help. Imagine their power at the ballot box in November as we work to defeat Donald Trump and elect a Democratic State House in Texas. Sign up to join us this Monday: https://t.co/trlfWfYHAf
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Tuesday Jun 2 - 11:13am
We need to elect this man President. https://t.co/pV7HLLk71I
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Monday Jun 1 - 12:28pm
While the man in the highest political office shows no leadership, a man who holds no political office absolutely defines it. Thank you @KillerMike https://t.co/QN14BhUegD
2 hours ago: Thursday Jul 16 - 9:59am
Let him know how you feel - tell him you want him to focus on saving the lives of our fellow Texans. We need a stay at home order or we will only see more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths. Here’s his number: 512-463-2000
Beto O'Rourke
2 hours ago: Thursday Jul 16 - 9:57am
People are dying of covid in record numbers in Texas. It is disproportionately killing Latinos & African Americans. Gov. Abbott could issue a stay at home order, he could give local leaders in places like Houston, Dallas & the RGV the authority to save lives. He chooses not to.
Beto O'Rourke
14 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 9:43pm
RT @ASlavitt: Trump is trying to reduce testing to hide the numbers. Now he is hiding hospitalization counts. This is just the USSR-Chernobyl plan. It doesn't work.
Beto O'Rourke
18 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 5:59pm
This is one of the most exciting races in Texas and will be won by one of the most exciting candidates running anywhere in the country today, Candace Valenzuela. Watch the video and support her at the link below if you can. https://t.co/WARv5ly1XG
Beto O'Rourke
20 hours ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 4:23pm
Texas can stop Trump, elect a Democratic majority in the state house & replace Trump’s pet Senator, John Cornyn. But we need your help to get it done. Sign up for a tough but rewarding two hours of calling the Texas voters who will decide this election: https://t.co/rqf3qNG7Ce
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:46am
“In some counties, previously advertised polling places were shuttered at the last minute for lack of workers, some fearing the pandemic or reluctant to risk exposure to voters who were not required to wear masks.”
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:41am
Texas Dems record turnout all the more impressive given concerted effort to suppress voter turnout by Abbott, Paxton & Co. Their denial of mail-in voting expansion & failure to require masks at polling places left many Texans unable to cast their ballot. https://t.co/e0Ymgllaud
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Wednesday Jul 15 - 11:18am
Big thanks to the Democrats on yesterday’s ballot. You all produced the biggest turnout in Texas run-off history. Looking forward to working for our nominees, from @mjhegar for Senate, to candidates for Congress, State House & Commissioners Court. Let’s go @texasdemocrats ! https://t.co/ueZK7j8Qww
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 6:57pm
Looking forward to being with @vgescobar to support the work that @latinovictoryus is doing in Texas and throughout the country. Link is below if you’d like to join us. https://t.co/Wpj4Q76z7S
Beto O'Rourke
1 day ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 3:35pm
It’s election day for the primary run-off in Texas. Polls are open until 7pm. Find out where to vote here: https://t.co/9VkmU6xeU7
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 10:35am
Abbott could issue a stay at home order and save lives. He is choosing not to. https://t.co/xKcGDCwhsm
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Tuesday Jul 14 - 9:49am
Texas needs this kind of leadership in the White House. And with our 38 electoral college votes, Texas can make it possible. https://t.co/N7W7RYUmIO
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 3:03pm
RT @mitchellreports: Beto O'Rourke on Texas: 'This virus is out of control with no leadership from our governor' @BetoORourke @MSNBC https://t.co/OGkNUR2BT8
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 2:55pm
RT @JoaquinCastrotx: .@SenTedCruz, my dad just tested positive again for COVID after his wife, my stepmom, died last Friday from it. As you know, the virus is surging in Texas. It would help all of us if we all wear a mask in public. Will you please wear a mask out of courtesy to others? https://t.co/8Ngy1qix9F
Beto O'Rourke
2 days ago: Monday Jul 13 - 1:37pm
Sandra Bland should be alive today. Thinking about her family, especially her mother, on the 5th anniversary of her death in police custody after she was stopped, arrested and jailed for being black in Waller county. There has been no justice for Sandra, 5 years and counting.
Beto O'Rourke
3 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 4:15pm
RT @davidhogg111: 6 minutes 20 seconds Is all it took for the shooter at my high school to fire over 100 rounds from his AR-15 to shoot 34 people. In that same amount of time even the most trained person would have only been able to fire 18 rounds with a musket. Modern day musket my ass https://t.co/ED2Tyxxdrc
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 11:09am
We can do this. https://t.co/0kU4Z8F1CJ
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Sunday Jul 12 - 12:05am
I’m thinking about everyone in the Rio Grande Valley tonight. Please be safe, stay home if you can, wear a mask and keep 6+ft if you have to leave the house. Gov. Abbott: you need to issue stay at home orders. This is only going to get worse until you do. https://t.co/DB98wwDH9e
Beto O'Rourke
4 days ago: Saturday Jul 11 - 1:20pm
Thanks to everyone out there who’s helping to register Texas voters. It’s working. Now we’ve got to turn em out. Join me this Thursday for a voter contact phone bank. I promise you a tough but rewarding two hours of grassroots organizing: https://t.co/rqf3qNG7Ce https://t.co/WEQNyAjYLA
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Saturday Jul 11 - 12:37pm
RT @HoustonChron: Sen. Cornyn: ‘We still don’t know’ if kids can get COVID https://t.co/CtffnIt4xW
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 10:36pm
RT @LinaHidalgoTX: If we want schools to open safely for the long haul, if we want some semblance of normalcy, & if we want a sustainable economy, then we have to buckle down--now. We need a stay home order.The longer we wait, the longer it’ll take to bring down the curve & the more people will die
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 9:14pm
RT @JoaquinCastrotx: Roger Stone lied under oath to the @HouseIntel committee. He was covering up for the Trump campaign’s coordination w/ Wikileaks & Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump’s abuse of power not only undermines the rule of law, it encourages future attacks on our democracy.
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 6:56pm
Trying to understand how we can re-open schools? This thread is worth the read. Central to answering the question is making sure that the already underpaid teachers, custodians, librarians & support staff are at the table along w public health experts & parents! https://t.co/H2XNjkw6V9
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 6:28pm
Trump’s favorite Congressman Dan Crenshaw accuses Sen. Tammy Duckworth — who lost her legs & nearly her life in military service to this country — of supporting “the destruction of America.” We can beat him in November & send someone to Congress we can be proud of. Donate below: https://t.co/6sOWMJc4iP
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:05pm
“The blame rests with the governor” - Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:03pm
“Abbott’s actions this time led to widespread sickness and hundreds of deaths. ...elected to represent all Texans, [he] chose to pander to the Republican base and curry favor with Trump, who lauded the “fantastic job” he was doing getting Texas back up & running so quickly.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 2:00pm
“This isn’t the same as ... clownishly calling the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military exercise because some right-wing conspiracy theorists on the internet were convinced Jade Helm 15 sounded like a government plot to take their guns.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 1:58pm
“[The] choice, to embrace partisan politics & a fringe populist backlash over common sense & sound medical advice from his own advisers, condemned the Lone Star State to the circumstances we face today: Hospitals near the breaking point. Nearly 3,000 Texans dead — and counting.”
Beto O'Rourke
5 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 1:31pm
Texans are dying because Abbott listens to pollsters instead of doctors. If he’d done the right thing from the start, we’d probably be re-opening by now. But he didn’t, and so instead we’re seeing record cases, deaths and hospitalizations throughout Texas. https://t.co/gnUfDbR3Nq
Beto O'Rourke
6 days ago: Friday Jul 10 - 11:18am
We send our love to you and Julián, to your father and to your family. https://t.co/sbAf1GvqAX
Beto O'Rourke
6 days ago: Thursday Jul 9 - 7:09pm
They’re out of space in the Corpus Christi morgue. Out of nurses in the RGV. Cases, hospitalizations & deaths are out of control in El Paso, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston. But we’re not out of options to turn this around: Issue stay at home order & allow vote by mail. https://t.co/rD3bIxLu6w
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 9:18pm
RT @moodyforelpaso: TX is better than the #DeathPenalty. We failed to prove that today. Tonight I’ll pray for the victims of violent crime, the victims of the death penalty, and the families that are left behind. Our work to abolish the death penalty continues. #txlege #BillyWardlow #CJReform
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 2:30pm
Yes @AdyBarkan !! Beautifully said. We inherited the struggle from those who fought before us and must “solemnly, joyfully” pass it on to the generations that follow after doing all that we can in this moment that we have together. You are an inspiring, powerful example of that! https://t.co/3qskCt7xFV
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 8 - 2:01pm
I’m excited that you’re running! If we all get behind you, you’ll be part of a new Democratic majority in the Texas state house next year. Given the challenges we face, your victory cannot come soon enough. Here’s how to help Natali: https://t.co/nytlEJNoGj https://t.co/Z5b9vWRUbv
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 10:27pm
RT @PriscillaWT: People in Texas have been camped out since 11pm last night to try to get a #COVID test at one of the free community sites in Houston. I’ll have more on the testing situation in the Lone Star state coming up on @MSNBC. https://t.co/c9jycSPJ5f
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 4:35pm
RT @repjohnlewis: 59 years ago today I was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a so-called "white" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961. https://t.co/OUfgeaNDOm
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 10:36am
Thanks to everyone who joined our Powered by People Texas phone bank last night. We made over 316,000 phone calls to voters across Texas to ensure that we turn out Democrats to win the state house, the court house and the White House. Join our next one: https://t.co/vPgshOvkeG https://t.co/hH5go03WxQ
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 7 - 12:26am
Abbott opens Texas too soon, issues mask order too late, denies local leaders authority to contain the virus — causing uncontrolled covid spread, many hospitalized & soon dead because of his negligence — and then blames local officials? Pathetic. Resign. https://t.co/UjKxKxfdQm
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 6:59pm
@LilSS0104 Thank you!
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 5:17pm
Texas is the biggest battleground state: we can win the state house and, with 38 electoral college votes, help Biden become the first Democrat to win Texas since 1976 (game over Trump). But we need your help to do it - join us for a phone bank tonight! https://t.co/vPgshOvkeG
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 1:54pm
RT @shannonrwatts: He called for the execution of teen boys falsely accused of raping a woman in Central Park. He put immigrants in cages. He sexually harassed and assaulted women. His racist rhetoric killed people in El Paso and Charlottesville. He doesn’t get to demand apologies. https://t.co/dLIhnI7JbX
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 1:53pm
The Migrant Protection Policy (Orwell would be proud) is inhumane. We must end it. “I urge you not to look away from the border in this moment. Do not ignore the suffering occurring here. It is time that we put an end to it, and to end the MPP policy.“ https://t.co/s5dXk6s850
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Monday Jul 6 - 9:54am
RT @JustInTime_2020: @JohnCornyn Texas nurses/doctors arranged a call w/ you to discuss these questions. I’d know bc my wife was one of the nurses on the conference call. They were prepared to help you understand. You didn’t show up for the call. You had a fill in, who asked no questions and cut the call short.
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Saturday Jul 4 - 7:41pm
RT @TexasTribune: Ten out of 12 hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley are full. "We are now at the point of grave concern," said the CEO of one hospital system in deep South Texas. https://t.co/aJ42wA6JOo
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Saturday Jul 4 - 12:54pm
On this Independence Day, with the country tested unlike anytime in our lifetimes, I am grateful to all of those who have fought, struggled & sacrificed for America. We must live up to their example and ultimately fulfill the unmet promise made 244 years ago.
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Friday Jul 3 - 12:20pm
RT @RafaelAnchia: 🚨PSA: This just in...@US_FDA approves highly effective COVID procedure! https://t.co/vrLr6vFKJv
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Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 7:28pm
Vanessa Guillen was willing to put her life on the line for this country, and we badly failed her. She and her family deserve justice. I’m grateful to Sylvia Garcia and others in positions of power & public trust who won’t stop until they get it. https://t.co/xL98avtS6F
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 2:48pm
THANK YOU to all the medical professionals risking their lives to save lives in this pandemic. Interview w/ nurse who became infected caring for covid patient, & now can’t be with her 9 & 10 year old daughters, is heartbreaking. Sending love, strength & gratitude to all of you. https://t.co/obtGKeyRgJ
Beto O'Rourke
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 1:20pm
RT @RoyceWestTX: I'm sorry, @JohnCornyn but you were quoted you as saying, "Well, I think the president can’t single-handedly remember everything, I’m sure, that he’s briefed on..." Were you misquoted? Because if you said that... YOU ARE GIVING THE PRESIDENT COVER. https://t.co/A1jzpxZc6u
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jul 2 - 11:37am
Hundreds of thousands of Americans behind bars, many exposed to covid & potentially death. They haven’t been convicted of a crime, haven’t had their day in court. A perfect time to end cash bail & speed release of those who pose no threat awaiting trial. https://t.co/GqQuVwQyI1
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 2:43pm
RT @SimaforTX: .@DanCrenshawTX knows he's gaslighting Texas families — he just doesn't care. His dangerous disinformation is risking our health, our heroes, and our values. And we're not going to let him get away with it. Help me store restore dignity to #TX02: https://t.co/E2dPQyMdGg https://t.co/8WDNiVQYaz
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 2:32pm
State-placed foster children in Texas need our help. Report shows how bad foster care system has become, finding that children “almost uniformly leave State custody more damaged than when they entered.” Read this & then reach out to your state rep: https://t.co/MfuxmI1vHL
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 12:54pm
RT @PeterHotez: New @IHME_UW daily #TexasCovid19 death projections. The deaths will disproportionately (overwhelmingly?) occur among those in low-income communities African-American LatinX populations. I've used my media appearances to emphasize in the strongest terms that this is unacceptable https://t.co/LniMsu905u
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 12:53pm
RT @MeAndMyJohnson: Early voted today in Harris County! Rocking my #PoweredXPeople shirt from @jawestman! https://t.co/yDFQ47GoNH
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:18am
Want to know why there is an uncontrolled covid outbreak in Texas, with record number of cases, hospitalizations and (soon) deaths? Because Dan Patrick leads a death cult that Abbott, Cornyn and company are too scared to stand up to. https://t.co/gUdXEPmdCe
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:08am
RT @GeneforTexas: Sinister thought: Dan Patrick knows exactly what he's doing. He knows that bolstering anti-mask talking points will end make the spread worse, kill more people, and keep us shut down longer. Who does this hurt the most? --- Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022 https://t.co/1UyobVPcxY
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Wednesday Jul 1 - 10:05am
Houston’s medical center, largest in the world, swnding covid patients to other cities because they dont have capacity. Gov. Abbott pressuring them to hide this fact. Thanks to Miya Shay for making sure we know the truth. Science & facts must win out. https://t.co/HvnNFFdZvs
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 1:05pm
RT @podertejas: Hoy es el primer día de votación temprana! Puedes buscar su lugar de votación aquí: https://t.co/EhwvZofcua Tienes preguntas? Mándanos un mensaje, sin pena! #MiVotoMiPoder https://t.co/VsPrn5lvtx
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 1:05pm
RT @texasdemocrats: WAKE UP, TEXAS! Today is the first day of early voting. Find your polling place at https://t.co/kcE0q1pxWF and then go vote → https://t.co/h8P4ZUcijX
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 11:57am
Good news today, but Louisiana case (and before that Texas) is also a reminder that there is an ongoing ruthless, well-funded effort to restrict access to abortion and it won’t stop with this decision. Please support those on the front lines of the fight for reproductive rights. https://t.co/khKBEXB5PO
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Monday Jun 29 - 9:53am
A lot of families are hungry right now and there’s a way to help them out. Matt Fuller, a farmer and someone whose family depended on federal nutrition programs, makes the case for expanding access to SNAP. https://t.co/1LxB7l6N4F
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 28 - 5:57pm
RT @jayrosen_nyu: The signal was sent. https://t.co/Mlz8rMiN1L
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 28 - 4:05pm
Excited to join Julian Castro, Willie Nelson, Cecile Richards and Robert Earl Keen in supporting the next President of the United States, Joe Biden. I hope you will join us. https://t.co/HYJcVMxF2F
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 4:25pm
RT @brhodes: After Trump learned Russia was trying to kill US troops in Afghanistan he announced plans to remove US troops from Germany. A move that only benefits one country: Russia.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 10:03am
RT @60Minutes: “When [African Americans] peacefully protest… we’re called unpatriotic, when, in fact, it is… the unwillingness of too many Americans to work to make this country better that... accounts for the condition in which we find ourselves,” says Sherrilyn Ifill https://t.co/15uvfMXUJn https://t.co/CVDjfaq9lE
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:59am
RT @ChrisMurphyCT: Here’s what we learned today: Trump found out Russia paid bounties to Taliban fighters to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. He seriously considered asking them to stop. He decided to not ask them to stop. Chew on that for a sec.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:55am
RT @PeterHotez: FYI, regarding the statement made yesterday by the VP that positive testing rate is going down, this is what's happening in #Houston, and I think probably other SW metro areas: POSITIVE COVID19 TEST RATE IN HARRIS COUNTY, TX https://t.co/hFGg1rG8ki
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Saturday Jun 27 - 9:54am
RT @PeterHotez: My takeaways from yesterday: 1. Denied massive resurgence, worse than April. 2. Minimized steep rise in 6/8 of our largest metro areas 3. Presented no roadmap, no epidemiologic models 4. Offered no plan for intervention 5. Offered no ideas 6. There will be no federal response https://t.co/Yi0eSHSRF6
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Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 10:45pm
Finally. They fled brutality for thousands of miles. Arrived as desperate & vulnerable as children can be, only to be jailed for the crime of seeking refuge in a country made strong by refugees. Their faith in & our hope for America restored in part today. https://t.co/WmTIrN6nsd
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 10:26pm
@emzisgolden Prayers for you and your dad Em
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 4:08pm
Real leadership, not what is popular but what would save lives & allow us to eventually open the state safely: mandatory mask order statewide, stay at home orders in hardest hit parts of Texas, and implement the most aggressive contact tracing program in the country.
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 4:05pm
5,996 cases in Texas yesterday, a new record. All base ICU beds filled at Texas Medical Center. Houston about to become hardest hit in U.S. This is on Abbott. Ignored facts & medical advice to follow the polls and cater to Trump. Texans dying as a result. https://t.co/hSgIYXQjDc
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Friday Jun 26 - 12:35pm
This is leadership. https://t.co/fVBaQtYech
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 9:53pm
This is an important step in the right direction, demonstrates the kind of leadership that’s been missing from the Governor and EP Mayor. https://t.co/8WEPN3I4HA
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 3:35pm
@TexasforBeto1 Happy Birthday!!
Beto O'Rourke
2 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 3:24pm
RT @BobMooreNews: Hmm, it’s amazing how these border deployments happen in October of even-numbered years. Coincidence, I’m sure. https://t.co/dhn3DFxREf
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:20pm
RT @hollyrpeete: #justiceforelijahmccain Thank you #PanCooke for the art. They must reopen this case. #ElijahMcClainWasMurdered #AuroraPD @jaredpolis https://t.co/A7FnUzyD2m
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:05pm
Why we must elect a Dem majority in the Texas state house. If not, GOP will continue to racially gerrymander, suppress w/ voter ID, & close polling sites. When we organize for state house races we also effectively organize TX for Biden to beat Trump. New VRA, & VRA enforcement. https://t.co/uaZ8mzZJWj
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 11:56am
RT @AkilahBacy: COVID-19 did not “spiral out of control” in Texas. @GregAbbott_TX unleashed it with a full understanding of the consequences. Now, we are all dealing with the consequences of his and the Republican Party’s poor, selfish and ineffective leadership. https://t.co/R067WQU5PM
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 10:41am
RT @BetoORourke: Dangerous, dumb and weak. https://t.co/dJMTRh6KIV
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 10:34am
The out of control spread of covid-19 in Texas was preventable if Abbott had listened to public health experts. It was also totally predictable once he refused to. People are becoming sick and many will die because of this absolute failure in leadership. https://t.co/IZ2k35dqUm
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 25 - 12:22am
RT @PeterHotez: Thread 1/4: So tonight @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice I'm a bit freer to express my concerns for #Texas, and less time-constrained than US where everything so heavily scripted: https://t.co/TPvk7DzCL8
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 24 - 2:46pm
RT @CGHollins: “There is never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out. The safest place for you is at your home.” Can we vote from home @GovAbbott? Asking for a friend. https://t.co/yAXZuxXmJ2
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 24 - 12:36am
RT @PeterHotez: And here's #Texas, equally apocalyptic. https://t.co/z0U9NyEAGg
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Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Tuesday Jun 23 - 2:07pm
When it comes to the Governor’s leadership on coronavirus “there’s no there there.” Abbott has squandered time and the opportunity to act, ingnoring the advice of public health experts, putting political gain before the health of our fellow Texans. https://t.co/OrgVfDKs2o
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Monday Jun 22 - 1:27pm
Jon beat an incumbent Republican in 2018 & is now on the front lines in the Texas legislature, fighting against racial gerrymandering & for justice when it comes to voting, healthcare, jobs & climate. He must win reelection for us to have a shot at a Democratic majority in Texas. https://t.co/UVYM014NRm
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Sunday Jun 21 - 6:43pm
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. Great tribute to a great dad from new father, @Showtyme_33 https://t.co/aQesLaVMhe
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Friday Jun 19 - 11:48am
Let’s celebrate Juneteenth by commiting to full justice in Texas & America. Push for @JacksonLeeTX18’s Reparations bill & the Truth & Reconciliation Commission envisioned by @RepBarbaraLee. Support the work of Black Lives Matter and commit to ending structural racism in America.
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Friday Jun 19 - 11:44am
Soon after Juneteenth was first celebrated 155 years ago, Texas began to systematically undermine the emancipation order. A new racist structure replaced slavery. Convict labor, jim crow, mass incarceration, & voter suppression were used to keep black Texans from full citizenship
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 18 - 8:52pm
Organizations like Las Americas in El Paso are on the front lines, providing legal services, financial support, and counseling to the 100k+ Texas families impacted by today’s SCOTUS decision on DACA. Show your support here. #HomeIsHere #HomeIsTexas https://t.co/2CTXc7sgag
Beto O'Rourke
3 weeks ago: Thursday Jun 18 - 1:53pm
RT @RevDrBarber: Every attack on the poor must embolden our agitation. Lack of healthcare, lack of living wages, black men & women getting lynched. Rise up! And join us online June 20, 2020. RSVP now: https://t.co/QvSXvMf935 https://t.co/Tvo26MiwGP
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Beto O'Rourke
4 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 17 - 11:24am
A case of those who believe government is the problem making government the problem. What can we do? Stay home when possible, wear masks when we leave the house, follow public health guidance & register, organize, & vote to elect a new government in Texas.
Beto O'Rourke
4 weeks ago: Wednesday Jun 17 - 11:19am
Against advice of public health experts Abbott reopened too soon, put Texans in harm’s way (especially African Americans, Latinos & low-wage workers), won’t let cities manage increased health risk by requiring masks & now blames young people for record level of hospitalizations.
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Monday Jun 8 - 2:04pm
RT @delilah_agho: Proud to launch @votesimplenow today - a TX based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that will close the voter registration gap for communities of color. Now, more than ever, we must take our fight for social justice to the ballot box✊🏾🗳 Check us out: https://t.co/Y2In0GDeii
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 5:09pm
“I couldn’t sit with the soldiers I had been on the battlefield with. I had to go to the back of the bus,” said Jones, who went on to become a lawyer and civil rights activist in Baton Rouge. “Those are the things that come back and haunt you.”
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 5:08pm
Our gratitude to all Americans who fought on DDay, especially those for whom the battle against hatred and white supremacy didn’t end with the defeat of the Nazis. https://t.co/ZWKE6SKZSk
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Saturday Jun 6 - 12:15pm
Win Texas. Lose Trump. 38 electoral votes. $38. Match me here: https://t.co/cdqoiEfUEq https://t.co/kRrTtytZWy
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Thursday Jun 4 - 1:46pm
There are more than 1 million Democrats that we can register to vote in Texas with your help. Imagine their power at the ballot box in November as we work to defeat Donald Trump and elect a Democratic State House in Texas. Sign up to join us this Monday: https://t.co/trlfWfYHAf
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Tuesday Jun 2 - 11:13am
We need to elect this man President. https://t.co/pV7HLLk71I
Beto O'Rourke
1 month ago: Monday Jun 1 - 12:28pm
While the man in the highest political office shows no leadership, a man who holds no political office absolutely defines it. Thank you @KillerMike https://t.co/QN14BhUegD