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Beto O'Rourke will run for Texas governor, setting the stage for a political showdown that will test Democrats' strength in the state.

Monday, November 15, 2021 9:24 AM EST

Mr. O'Rourke, the former El Paso congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has been a darling of Texas Democrats and party activists since his run against Senator Ted Cruz in 2018.

Though he lost the Senate race by nearly 3 percentage points, the fact that Mr. O'Rourke came close to unseating the incumbent Republican senator transformed Mr. O'Rourke into a national figure and convinced many Democrats that the state was on the cusp of turning blue.

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