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Beto O'Rourke spoke at a town hall in San Antonio.
(Photo by David Smith)
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Texas state Rep. Diego Bernal introduced O’Rourke, touching upon the challenges of the upcoming election, defeating current U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and frustrations people felt toward the Trump administration. The audience stood up with applause as Bernal welcomed O’Rourke to the stage.
In his talk, O’Rourke addressed the frustrations of Texans from across the state, on issues from inadequate school funding to lack of healthcare. An El Paso native, O’Rourke did not support Trump’s wall plan. He said that future generations would be appalled that time was spent even in discussion of such a thing.
O’Rourke also appealed to the Texan pride as a leader in production of renewable energy and went on to point out that the renewable industry employs more people in Texas than the fossil fuel energy.
"No state today is producing more wind energy than in Texas. No state tomorrow is producing more solar than the state of Texas. Geothermal is not far behind," he said.
Right before the event, O’Rourke spoke with The Roar about his favorite part of being a Texan. “I’m from El Paso, the furthest western-most corner. There is so much of Texas that I’ve never seen before,” he said. “Being in the Pan Handle, going to Canadian Texas, being in Palo Duro Canyon, sleeping under the stars in Fort Davis, being behind the pine curtain in East Texas, it’s just extraordinarily beautiful.”
He also gave a nod to the people of Texas, saying they are very kind. “The whole experience has blown me away in the most positive way.”
Trinity student Ivy Claflin, 21, also an El Paso native, went to the Town Hall. “It was really cool to see Beto because he’s kind of a home town hero for me,” she said. “It’s inspiring for people from El Paso to know that they can have an impact on the Texas community and their efforts can be far reaching if they believe in themselves.”
Seeing O’Rourke being well received at the town hall was also exciting for Claflin. “It was cool to see him on the big stage and people I didn’t know appreciating Beto. It’s crazy that it’s getting so big that he might actually pull this off.”
The Democratic Party primary election will be on March 6.
"No state today is producing more wind energy than in Texas. No state tomorrow is producing more solar than the state of Texas. Geothermal is not far behind," he said.
He also gave a nod to the people of Texas, saying they are very kind. “The whole experience has blown me away in the most positive way.”
Trinity student Ivy Claflin, 21, also an El Paso native, went to the Town Hall. “It was really cool to see Beto because he’s kind of a home town hero for me,” she said. “It’s inspiring for people from El Paso to know that they can have an impact on the Texas community and their efforts can be far reaching if they believe in themselves.”
Seeing O’Rourke being well received at the town hall was also exciting for Claflin. “It was cool to see him on the big stage and people I didn’t know appreciating Beto. It’s crazy that it’s getting so big that he might actually pull this off.”
The Democratic Party primary election will be on March 6.
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