Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a third term, according to the Associated Press, defeating former Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke. Photo: Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters, Paul Ratje/Reuters ...

Bluprint Polling, a Democratic pollster, finds O’Rourke trailing Republican governor Greg Abbott by 19 points — 37 percent to 56 percent — in a survey conducted June 8 to June 10.

Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Texas congressman, confronted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference over Tuesday's mass shooting at an elementary school ...

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted a news conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss the mass shooting at an elementary school on Tuesday. Photo: Jordan ...

Warren, the Dallas pipeline tycoon, sued O’Rourke in February over accusations he made on the campaign trail that Warren effectively bribed Gov. Greg Abbott with a $1 million contribution ...

In recent days, Gov. Greg Abbott has called a Democratic state lawmaker a “scam artist,” labeled another with a doctoral degree as a “fake doctor” and hit his one-time gubernatorial challenger Beto ...