Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke visited UH as part of a voter registration event organized by Powered by People, an organization he founded.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke is still weighing up whether to enter his state’s 2026 Senate race amid incumbent Sen. John Cornyn’s bruising primary battle, as he called on the Democrats to be ...

From left: Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (The Texas Tribune, The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On the first and only Sunday of early voting, both candidates for the U.S. Senate were in Houston, urging those who haven't yet cast their ballots to do it. Beto O'Rourke, the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Beto O'Rourke kicked off his gubernatorial campaign in Houston, not with a rally, but a stop in Houstonians' living rooms. O'Rourke started his gubernatorial campaign in ...

Beto O’Rourke poses for a photo after his town hall at the Carver Center. Credit: Sanford Nowlin U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke told an overflow crowd Tuesday night at the Carver Center’s 650-seat Jo Long ...

The nickname Beto, a shortened version of Roberto, was given to O’Rourke by his parents. Speaks Spanish fluently. He named his son, Ulysses, after the Greek hero in Homer’s Odyssey. O’Rourke was a ...

The centerpiece of gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Keeping the Lights On Tour is highlighting last year’s disastrous winter storm and Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial response, but it was ...

Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O'Rourke raised over $25 million from July through late September, another massive amount that came at a faster pace than his previous, record-breaking haul, ...

The candidate said ending the legacy of slavery now had a personal connection. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has revealed that he and his wife Amy are descended from slave owners. In ...