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Enjoy this drinking game for Friday’s Beto O’Rourke-Greg Abbott debate
The debate, which airs Friday at 7 p.m., is unlikely to change minds, so let’s get lit.
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Beto O’Rourke speaking on San Antonio campus as he works to shore up young-voter support
O’Rourke will visit UTSA Monday as part of a 14-campus college tour ahead of the November election.
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Texas teacher firing, Abbott attack ad: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
This week’s top stories also included an article about a San Antonio man who was hospitalized after shooting himself in the ass.
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Texas board rejects posthumous pardon for George Floyd — after recommending one to Greg Abbott
The state’s parole board did not explain why it was denying the request to pardon Floyd, who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, for a minor 2004 drug conviction. Last year, the board recommended Abbott pardon Floyd, then rescinded.
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Ted Cruz unable to name a single Uvalde victim only days after meeting with dead child’s family
The moment was captured in now-viral video of a confrontation between Cruz and a heckler on a plane.
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Photo appears to show Beto O’Rourke lining up to see Iron Maiden concert
The iconic metal band played O’Rourke’s home town of El Paso on Sunday.
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Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points in new poll
The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza.
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New TV ad from Greg Abbott edits clip to make it sound like Beto O’Rourke wants to defund police
The attack ad, which began airing Tuesday, hacks more than 50 words from O’Rourke’s statement and tacks on words from a separate sentence.
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Mysterious group targeting Gov. Greg Abbott reserves $6 million in TV ads ahead of November election
The sudden TV spending by Coulda Been Worse LLC comes as Abbott battles for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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Pregnant Abbott Mural, Zombie Deer Disease: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
San Antonians’ imaginations were captured by artwork depicting anti-LGBTQ+ politicians Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz enjoying a tender moment.
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Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott lob negative ads as Texas governor’s race heads into final 2 months
Both candidates have slated millions for TV advertising as the November election draws closer.
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Beto O’Rourke to hold virtual organizer meetings while recovering from bacterial Infection
The Democratic candidate will hold the virtual zoom meetings on Monday evening to launch a pair of new organizer coalitions.
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Beto O’Rourke pauses campaign appearances after getting sick, checking into San Antonio hospital
‘I am sorry to have had to postpone events because of this, but promise to be back on the road with you as soon as I am able,’ the candidate for Texas governor said.
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Uvalde Shooting Lawsuit, Lady Gaga: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Families affected by the Uvalde mass shooting retained a California law firm to file a $27 billion lawsuit against law enforcement agencies and the manufacturer of the gunman’s assault rifle.
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As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage
Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.
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Lady Gaga says she hopes state will ‘go blue’ during Texas concert
The chart-topping singer made the remarks ahead of O’Rourke’s planned campaign stop in the Alamo City this Friday.
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Actor Chuck Norris stars in new PSA to market Texas’ suspicious-activity reporting system
The 30-second PSA launched in media markets across Texas on Wednesday.
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Ted Cruz, Military Exercises: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Clearly, many of you enjoyed reading about the former RNC head telling to Cruz to ‘Just sit the hell down, please’ after the Senator’s ugly CPAC speech.
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Beto burns heckler at Texas speech: ‘It may be funny to you, motherf—er, but it’s not funny to me’
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke unleashed the expletive on a man who laughed about the Uvalde school massacre.
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Texas Democrats see hope in Kansas abortion vote, but challenges remain
Democrats and abortion-rights supporters in Texas are energized by voters in Republican-dominated Kansas who on Tuesday resoundingly voted to keep the right to an abortion in their state constitution.
