On Friday, as Texas continued to grapple with winter weather, gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke embarked on his statewide 'Keeping the Lights On' tour.
In a news release, Abbott campaign spokesperson Renae Eze accused O’Rourke of attempting to“Just when you think Beto O’Rourke couldn’t sink any lower, he comes along with his ‘Praying The Lights Go Out’ tour,” she said. “While Beto is traversing the state rooting for the pain and suffering of fellow Texans, Governor Abbott has been working to strengthen the grid with the PUC, ERCOT, and the Legislature to ensure Texas remains a national leader in energy.
Last year during the winter storm, O’Rourke got in his truck and drove to help communities in need, Rahman said. “This isn’t a political game to us,” he said. “It is to them.” It’s"ridiculous" that Texas is the only state in the country where residents have to worry about whether the lights will stay on, he added.
Abbott shouldn’t be rewarded for doing the bare minimum, and last year's power crisis was “Exhibit A” of the problems he’s had leading the state, Rahman said. The governor consistently puts politics over managing Texas, which is why the past legislative session produced permitless carry for handguns and anti-abortion laws instead of fixing the grid.
The Keeping On the Lights tour will call out the incumbent’s grid failures and unveil O’Rourke’s own plan for brightening the state’s future, he said: “That’s what Texans need right now: reliable leadership.”, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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