In the first days of his campaign for governor, Beto O’Rourke made a beeline to this southernmost corner of the state, saying it was no mistake he was choosing to start his run in a part of Texas where Democrats have their work cut out for them after the 2020 election.
Beto O’Rourke targets South Texas to win back Democratic voters | The Texas Tribune
O’Rourke has ground to make up after his own underwhelming performance with voters there in 2018 when he ran for U.S. Senate — and turning out more Latino voters has long been key to Democratic hopes statewide.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/beto-orourke-2022-south-texas/
