Beto O'Rourke: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for holding this hearing. I look forward to the testimony from our panel and to…”

This state, under Greg Abbott, has moved so far away from everything that matters to all of us that there is going to be a price to pay. And we`re going to see that in him being defeated in this election in November.

It sure looks like a cover up from the governor who has you know, Greg Abbott, the day after that shooting, said to the families it could have been worse, right.

No, there`s a lot that he`s doing well, and a lot that I`m very grateful for. But when we have the power as he does now, as Democratic and Republican presidents alike have had, and don`t use it to fix something that is so badly broken...

I mean, the lights went out in Texas because of Greg Abbott. Our utility bills have gone out because of Greg Abbott. Highest property tax increase we have probably seen in the state, that is Greg Abbott. The single greatest driver of…