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Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 16, 2021 a tweet

“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”

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By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2021

Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 4, 2019 an interview

"There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."

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By Madlin Mekelburg • September 9, 2019

Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 3, 2019 a press conference

Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.

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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 5, 2019

Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 13, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert

In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas."

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By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2019

Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2018 a debate televised from San Antonio

Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.

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By W. Gardner Selby • October 18, 2018

Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 6, 2018 an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher"

"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."

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By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2018

Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 24, 2018 a Waco campaign stop

Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."

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By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018