Beto O'Rourke: “This is a power grab under the pretense...of addressing a…”

“I mean, do you, when you talk to people in Texas, are they angry? How do they feel about this? I think people in Texas, Democrats and Republicans alike, understand exactly what is going on. This is a power grab under the pretense...of addressing a number of other issues, including the need for flood alert systems. in the Hill country. In places like Kerr county, where we lost more than 100 people, dozens of children, they are using this pretense in order to steal power, to steal the 2026 election and to do it right now in 2025.” (02:06–02:16)

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