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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke spoke at SXSW (South by Southwest) on Saturday, a music festival and media event in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke is facing current Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a bid for governor, who he slammed as a "thug" in his SXSW discussion. "He's a thug, he's an authoritarian," O'Rourke said of Abbott on Saturday.

2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Beto O’Rouke (D-Texas) claimed that living next to one’s workplace was a “luxury” reserved for the wealthy. O’Rourke — who lost a Senate bid in Texas to Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during the 2018 midterm elections — made the claim in a tweet published Monday, where he also claimed that it was a person’s “right” to live near their job. “Living close to work shouldn’t be a luxury for the rich,” the former congressman wrote. “It’s a right for everyone.”