{"id":7434,"date":"2018-12-21T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/beto-orourke-at-ut-austin\/"},"modified":"2018-12-21T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:56:11","slug":"beto-orourke-at-ut-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/beto-orourke-at-ut-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O&#8217;Rourke at UT Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjKZ5N9Bmek\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During the UT rally, he discussed immigration and children separated from families at the border, the border wall, and defending Deferred\u00a0Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, among other topics.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Beto O&#8217;Rourke at UT Austin<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Beto+O%27Rourke+at+UT+Austin&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Beto O'Rourke at UT Austin - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wate.com%2Fnews%2Fknox-county-news%2Fut-graduate-reflects-on-journey-from-addiction-to-education%2F&amp;c=6426110721064492670&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT graduate reflects on journey from addiction to education\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elizabeth Gooch is a Care Coordinator at Serenity Ministries who graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in social work Friday morning, but not long ago, she said she ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fopinion%2Fcampaign%2F4665517-indictment-or-no-henry-cuellar-will-likely-be-re-elected%2F&amp;c=2031027284074940617&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIndictment or no, Henry Cuellar will likely be re-elected\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>His March primary, his weak potential opponents, and the obscure nature of his alleged crimes make his survival highly likely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F4669091-rfk-jr-ted-cruz-texas-robert-f-kennedy-jr-senate-race-colin-allred%2F&amp;c=16653181071143883216&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRFK Jr.\u2019s Texas ballot access push raises questions for Ted Cruz\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifying for the Texas ballot is fueling speculation that he could hurt Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s (R-Texas) reelection chances. Kennedy announced earlier this ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fpolitics%2Felection%2F2024%2Farticle%2Ftransgender-health-care-genocide-shawn-thierry-19449593.php&amp;c=1680699793214260370&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHouston Democrat in a heated primary likened trans health care to Black 'genocide'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shawn Thierry was criticized for her anti-trans votes in the Texas Legislature. She's doubling down ahead of a heated primary runoff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinchronicle.com%2Fdaily%2Fnews%2F2024-04-26%2Fut-austin-faculty-say-theyve-lost-confidence-in-university-president-after-protest-arrests%2F&amp;c=5547067397021472013&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT-Austin Faculty Say They\u2019ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>After 57 people were arrested Wednesday at a peaceful pro-Palestine protest at UT-Austin \u2013 most of whom were subsequently released with charges dropped \u2013 Thursday saw a second day of protest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F05%2F08%2Fus%2Frobert-kennedy-texas-cruz.html&amp;c=3924526210225450188&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Having Kennedy on the Ballot in Texas May Worry Ted Cruz\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who expects to be on the ballot in Texas, could prove to be a wild card in the U.S. Senate race, which Ted Cruz had appeared likely to win.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fdeepfakes-and-democrats-a-republican-run-off-campaign%2Far-BB1lROhv&amp;c=4016123161400225246&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeepfakes and Democrats: A Republican run-off campaign\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Republican primary run-off election for the Texas House District 21 seat nears, the number of mailers attempting to entice voters to or away from each of the candidates has ballooned. One ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myfoxzone.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fabilene%2Fbeto-orourke-book-signing%2F504-e86e416d-3fbb-4a29-8854-576c0cc44f4e&amp;c=12996182936851795957&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke to host book signing in Abilene\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ABILENE, Texas \u2014 Former Congressman Beto O\u2019Rourke is making ... Members of the McMurry University Political Awareness Club will be manning a voter registration table at the non-partisan event.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fted-cruz-beating-colin-allred-texas-senate-election-poll-1896019&amp;c=11390382660990810205&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTed Cruz Gets A Boost Out Of Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ted Cruz is beating his Democratic rival on 46 percent of the vote to 33 percent ahead of the Senate elections in November, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.union-bulletin.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ffederal-elections-regulator-from-texas-has-ted-cruz-campaign-sign-in-front-yard%2Farticle_8def712b-046e-583a-9999-2705bfdd059e.html&amp;c=5186792416922979127&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFederal elections regulator from Texas has Ted Cruz campaign sign in front yard\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ted Cruz, R-Texas, displayed outside their home near Austin. The post raised eyebrows ... Cruz\u2019s 2018 victory over former U.S. Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke, who significantly outspent Cruz and lost ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66494e4a164542258d4e15cc268ee587&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox4news.com%2Fnews%2Fis-marijuana-legal-in-texas-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-states-pot-laws&amp;c=13920504903676542497&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs marijuana legal in Texas? What you need to know about the state\u2019s pot laws.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is still illegal to use or possess marijuana under Texas law \u2014 and has been since 1931. What changed in 2019 is that hemp is considered different from marijuana. Hemp was made legal federally by ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the UT rally, he discussed immigration and children separated from families at the border, the border wall, and defending Deferred\u00a0Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, among other topics. 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