EditorialBeto O?Rourke, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, speaks to supporters at the University of Texas at El Paso on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor, is cheered by supporters at a campaign appearance in San Juan, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O?Rourke, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, campaigns in Harlingen, Texas, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialThe democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is running against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for governor this year, speaks in a rally in Austin, Texas, on June 26, 2022. (Montinique Monroe/The New York Times)
EditorialDrew Carlo, left, and Owen O’Rourke at the Electric Zoo music festival at Randall's Island Park in New York, Sept. 2, 2022. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O’Rourke, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks at a campaign rally in Frisco, Texas, on Aug. 13, 2022. (Emil Lippe/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O?Rourke, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, at a campaign rally in Bowie, Texas, on July 26, 2022. (Allison V. Smith/The New York Times)
EditorialA recording of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the National Rifle Association?s annual convention, three days after the Uvalde school shooting, in Houston, on May 27, 2022. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O?Rourke, the Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, prays at a town hall meeting on gun violence in Dallas on June 1, 2022. (Emil Lippe/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), the Democratic nominee for governor, speaks to protesters at a rally outside the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston on May 27, 2022. (Annie Mulligan/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O?Rourke, the Democrat?s candidate for governor of Texas, hugs Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) at a campaign rally for pro-choice and abortion rights, in Houston, May 7, 2022. (Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O?Rourke, a Democratic candidate for governor, arrives to a rally in Tyler, Texas, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Montinique Monroe/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O’Rourke, right, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks with Josue Garcia, who lives in a tent in an Austin park with his wife and stepdaughter, on Feb. 9, 2022. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialBeto O’Rourke speaks to supporters in Houston on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, days after announcing a run for governor of Texas. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)