Beto O'Rourke: “This is about power, Lawrence. It`s not about life on the part of Greg Abbott. This is about power and control over…”

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`m as optimistic as I`ve ever been. And I think it has a lot to do with traveling this state constantly, and seeing so many good people.

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…

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.