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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.

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.

President Trump To Visit U.S.-Mexico Border Thursday

By & • Jan 8, 2019

President Donald Trump is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the trip Monday morning, saying Trump will visit the border "to meet with those on the frontlines of the national security and humanitarian crisis."

Joaquin Castro Says Twin Brother Julián Castro Is Running For President

By & • Dec 14, 2018


In case there was any mystery left, Julián Castro is running for president.

Ted Cruz Defeats Beto O'Rourke In Texas Senate Re-Election Fight

By & • Nov 7, 2018

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke Tuesday evening in what appeared likely to be one of the closest U.S Senate races in Texas in decades.

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