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Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Patrick Svitek is a reporter for the Texas Tribune. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

GOP Super PAC Focused On Voter Registration Builds Massive Organization

By • Feb 3, 2020
The Republican super PAC Engage Texas raised $2.3 million in the second half of 2019.
Eddie Gaspar | The Texas Tribune

Backed by massive donations, the Republican super PAC Engage Texas is assembling a behemoth of an organization as it rushes to register new voters ahead of a crucial 2020 election.

Democrats Confront Bellwether Expectations As Texas House Special Election Reaches End

By • Jan 27, 2020

KATY — It is hard not to argue Democrats have gone all in on the special election runoff for House District 28.

Julián Castro Threatens To Drop Out If He Doesn't Raise $800,000 By End Of Month

By & • Oct 21, 2019
Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro is threatening to end his campaign if he does not raise $800,000 by the end of the month, saying he is in "dire need of financial resources to keep going."

Beto O'Rourke Running For President, El Paso TV Station Reports

By • Mar 13, 2019
Ivan Pierre Aguirre / The Texas Tribune

After months of intense speculation, Democrat Beto O'Rourke told El Paso television station KTSM via text Wednesday that he is running for president in 2020, the station reported.

Beto O'Rourke Ran His 2018 Campaign On His Own Terms. He's Looking At 2020 The Same Way.

By & • Jan 28, 2019


 

Beto O'Rourke is considering a 2020 presidential campaign much like he ran his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign: on his own terms.

Facing wide encouragement to join the White House race, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso is taking his time, giving few outward clues and keeping even close allies and supporters in suspense. 

Saying He's In A 'Funk,' Beto O'Rourke Hits The Road Amid 2020 Speculation

By & • Jan 17, 2019


 

Beto O'Rourke is on the road again.

Facing calls to run for president after his closer-than-expected loss to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, O'Rourke has embarked on a trip outside Texas, the first stops of which he detailed in a Medium post Wednesday. O'Rourke, a Democrat, indicated he was traveling along U.S. Route 54 from his El Paso hometown, through New Mexico, across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, and into Kansas.

In First 2020 Campaign Trip, Julián Castro Says Trump 'Failed' Puerto Rico

By • Jan 14, 2019


Julián Castro, in his first stop since announcing his presidential campaign, told Hispanic political leaders in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday that President Donald Trump "failed the people of Puerto Rico" with his administration's response to Hurricane Maria and vowed to far better represent the U.S. territory if elected to replace him.

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