Democrat Beto O'Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022

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FILE - Democrat Beto O'Rourke endorses Democratic statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile Vice President Joe Biden astatine a run rally, March 2, 2020 successful Dallas. O’Rourke is moving for politician of Texas. The erstwhile El Paso congressman announced his determination Monday. It kicks disconnected O’Rourke’s 3rd tally for bureau successful arsenic galore predetermination cycles aft a constrictive nonaccomplishment for U.S. Senate successful 2018 and a short-lived statesmanlike tally successful 2020.(AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

Posted at 8:26 AM, Nov 15, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-15 09:26:37-05

Democrat Beto O’Rourke is moving for politician of Texas.

The erstwhile El Paso congressman announced his determination Monday.

It's O’Rourke’s 3rd tally for bureau successful arsenic galore predetermination cycles aft a constrictive nonaccomplishment for U.S. Senate successful 2018 and a short-lived statesmanlike tally successful 2020.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is up for a 3rd term, but his usually durable support ratings person taken a deed implicit his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Abbott has said Texas voters won’t hide O’Rourke calling for mandatory buybacks of battle weapons and assertive enactment connected clime change.

Texas has not elected a Democratic politician since Ann Richards successful 1990.