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July 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM

A disaster for working families

John, The House just passed the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” It’s now headed to Trump’s desk. Let’s be real about what this is: A massive handout to the ultra-wealthy — and a direct attack on everyday Americans. This bill means: Over 17 million Americans could lose health covera…

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July 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM

Holding John Cornyn accountable

John, Senator John Cornyn cast the deciding vote in the Senate to: Stop millions of Texans from being able to see a doctor Take food away from kids who rely on SNAP Shut down rural hospitals across our state Crush solar and wind jobs that support Texas families And give our t…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

July 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM

The impact of these town halls

Fighting back is not just about saying who failed us, it’s about saying how we’re going to fix this system that has badly failed so many Americans. John, First I was in San Antonio, then Laredo, next Tyler, and most recently, Beaumont. Over the past few days, I’ve had the chance to trave…

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  Powered By People · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Please split a contribution between the 2026 Texas Nominee Fund and Powered by People right now →

Let’s get to work. John, this morning, Colin Allred launched his campaign for Texas Senate! If he’s our nominee, he’ll take on either our incumbent senator, John Cornyn, or our indicted Attorney General, Ken Paxton. Powered by People is committed to doing everything we can to build Democr…

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July 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Breaking News: Colin Allred

John, breaking news: Colin Allred just launched his campaign for Texas Senate. If he’s our nominee, he’ll take on either our incumbent senator, John Cornyn, or our corrupt Attorney General, Ken Paxton. They’re both MAGA extremists who have proven that they care more about impressing Trump …

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June 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM

San Antonio and Laredo

John, Beto kicked off his weekend by hosting a town hall Friday night in San Antonio, with Joaquín Castro, Ron Nirenberg, and James Talarico. The auditorium was packed and the energy was electric—people showed up to fight for the future of our state and our country. Then on Saturday, Beto…

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June 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM

We’re up against one of the biggest deadlines of the year →

John, Tomorrow’s end-of-quarter deadline is approaching fast — and how we close this quarter determines the strength of our movement and what we’re able to do next. When we meet our goals, Powered by People has the resources to host town halls, mobilize grassroots support, and hold those i…

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June 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM

We’re up against some tough fights organized by extremist Republicans

John, Beto is back on the road, holding town halls across Texas — meeting people where they are, listening to concerns, and standing up for communities being ignored by those in power. This is what democracy should look like. And it’s exactly what we’re building at Powered by People. But …

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June 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM

🐔🐔

John — Beto’s leaving the chickens at home this weekend (don’t worry they’ll be well-cared for!) and is heading back on the road to host town halls in Laredo, Beaumont, Tyler, and San Antonio. We can’t wait until next year to start organizing to win in 2026 or even 2028. The work to win u…

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June 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Governor Greg Abbott just vetoed funding that would’ve helped 3.75 million Texas kids eat this summer.

John, Governor Greg Abbott just vetoed funding that would’ve helped 3.75 million Texas kids eat this summer. That’s not a typo. That’s not spin. That’s a fact: Greg Abbott claims to be “pro life” but just vetoed $60 million worth of free lunch for our kids. Here’s the thing: families shoul…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM

I’m encouraged by the energy Bernie and I felt and saw in Amarillo and Fort Worth.

John, I’m encouraged by the energy Bernie and I felt and saw in Amarillo and Fort Worth. It’s an indication of our willingness to fight back against corruption in the Oval Office, against illegal wars fought in our name, and against a massive redistribution of wealth from working Americans…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

June 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Why Bernie came to Texas

John, Last night I was with Bernie Sanders in Fort Worth. I am going to share a full recap in the next few days but wanted to send a short note as soon as I could. Bernie brought the Fighting Oligarchy tour to Texas because no matter where you live or who you voted for, you deserve to be …

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June 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM

6 town halls in the next 10 days

John, Beto is joining Bernie Sanders for two town halls this weekend! Bernie is coming to Texas because he knows that we can’t afford to write anyone off in our fight against Trump’s extremism and oligarchy. Powered by People also just announced that we’ll be hosting four town halls in Lare…

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June 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM

Tyler, Beaumont, San Antonio, and Laredo

John, Powered by People just announced that we’ll be hosting four town halls in Tyler, Beaumont, San Antonio, and Laredo at the end of June! Will you chip in $3 today to help get Beto back on the road, hosting town halls and building long-term political organizing power? DONATE $3 We …

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June 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Watch Beto’s video 👇

John, Beto’s been holding town halls across Texas, but the reason why we’re doing this matters most. Beto recorded this video after a conversation with voters in Houston explaining the importance of standing up and speaking out. Watch it here 👇👇👇 Holding these town halls takes real resourc…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM

“And this bastard is taking it away.”

John, I’ve been traveling Texas recruiting volunteers, meeting with people in the fight and holding town hall conversations everywhere we can, places like Mansfield, Fort Bend, Wichita Falls, Denton, Amarillo, Rice, Garland, Humble. There’s real power in people coming together. You don’t fe…

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June 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM

The cost of a morning coffee helps power this work

Good morning and happy Father’s Day, John. We want you to get back to spending time with loved ones, so we’ll keep this short. Beto is hitting the road with Bernie Sanders for two town halls in Texas to call out corruption and the billionaire takeover of our government. But they can’t kee…

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June 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Taking power back from the ultra-wealthy

John, FIRST: Donald Trump opened the floodgates — welcoming unelected billionaires to shape our government behind closed doors. He handed them the keys to our democracy, no questions asked. THEN: Together, they worked to push self-serving, authoritarian agendas — gutting federal agencies, s…

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June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM

It used to be that voters chose their member of Congress.

Have you seen this news, John? It used to be that voters chose their member of Congress. But Trump and Texas Republicans are so worried that they can’t win on the merits of slashing health care, defunding public education, and taking food away from hungry kids that they’re trying to rig th…

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June 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM

Senator Padilla from California was handcuffed and forced to the ground for trying to ask a question at a press conference today in Los Angeles:

John, Senator Padilla from California was handcuffed and forced to the ground for trying to ask a question at a press conference today in Los Angeles: These are the actions of a dictatorship: censorship and a total lack of transparency. This is not normal, and we cannot allow actions like …

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM

About to be on the road with Bernie

John, I’m joining Bernie Sanders on the road in Texas. We’ll be bringing people together to fight back NOW and not wait until 2026 or 2028. As you probably know, I have been holding town halls across Texas for months and have seen the power that comes from bringing people together: sharing…

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June 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Texas Republicans are trying to rig the rules

Their goal? Gerrymander districts even more aggressively so they stay in power no matter how unpopular their agenda becomes. Texas Republicans are trying to rig the game, John. At the urging of Trump’s political team, nearly every Texas Republican in the House met to discuss a plan to redra…

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June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Our punk rock spirit

We don’t cater to a specific audience. We don’t tell people what they can or can’t say. Anyone is welcome to join us and voice their opinions about our democracy. Hey John, We’re doing something powerful in Texas, and people are taking notice: We’ve been crisscrossing the state, hosting tow…

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