Texas oil billionaire Kelcy Warren sues gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke for defamation, slander and libel
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Warren alleges that O’Rourke is falsely suggesting that he did something illegal. O’Rourke says Warren is trying to silence him. Legal discovery could be revealing.
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Warren alleges that O’Rourke is falsely suggesting that he did something illegal. O’Rourke says Warren is trying to silence him. Legal discovery could be revealing.
Beto O’Rourke is being sued for defamation by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren in what the Democratic gubernatorial nominee describes as an effort to silence him from criticizing energy companies that he says made illegal profits from last year’s winter storm.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O'Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign following
Texas gubernatorial hopeful and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) said Monday that he is being sued by an oil tycoon over comments he made about the state’s electric grid failure last year.
