Texas Court Dismisses GOP Donor's Defamation Lawsuit Against Beto O'Rourke

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2023-06-09 21:20:00 • 2 mins

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A Texas appeals court on Friday dismissed a billionaire's defamation lawsuit against Democrat Beto O'Rouke that was brought after O'Rourke criticized a $1 million campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

The ruling by the Third Court of Appeals in Austin comes more than a year after O'Rourke repeatedly made critical remarks about the donation during a failed run for governor, at one point saying that it looks like a bribe to me.

The contribution came from Kelcy Warren, chairman of pipeline company Energy Transfer, which reported about $2.4 billion in earnings related to the catastrophic February 2021 winter storm that sent natural gas prices soaring in Texas.

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