Republican Abbott, Democrat O’Rourke to Face Off in Texas Governor Race

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke won their parties’ gubernatorial nominations on Tuesday, as the state’s first-in-the-nation primary contests kicked off an eight-month sprint to the November midterm elections.

Abbott, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, easily turned back several right-wing challengers, heads into the Nov. 8 general election as a favorite over O’Rourke, the state’s most prominent Democrat, is seeking to become the first Democratic governor of Texas in nearly three decades.

Texas voters were also selecting their parties’ nominees on Tuesday for the U.S. House of Representatives. The results could offer clues about the mood of American voters ahead of the November midterm elections that will determine control Congress for the rest of President Joe Biden’s four-year term.

Progressive Democrats scored a victory when democratic socialist Greg Casar, an Austin city councilman, beat out fellow Democrat Eddie Rodriguez, a state representative…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)