Much of O’Rourke’s criticism of Abbott and the energy industry came before and during his multicity tour across Texas that coincided with the February anniversary of the winter storm. The historic weather event left millions without power and resulted in the deaths of over 240 people.
“O’Rourke intentionally, repeatedly, and widely disseminated his deliberate and defamatory falsehoods through publicly released messages on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites and during speaking engagements and interviews,” the lawsuit states. “O’Rourke intended that his malicious and baseless defamatory statements publicly humiliate Warren and discourage others from contributing to Governor Abbott’s campaign.
“He got millions in campaign contributions; we got a broken grid and higher utility bills each month,” O’Rourke said of Abbott and his political donations from Warren and others. “Beto O’Rourke clearly hasn’t read or doesn’t understand the lawsuit filed personally by Kelcy Warren. Mr. Warren is not interested in barring Mr. O’Rourke from talking about the winter storm. That is the right of every Texan and every American,” the statement from the company said. “What Mr. Warren is interested in stopping are the irresponsible, defamatory and highly offensive statements by Mr. O’Rourke related to his donation to Governor Abbott’s campaign.
Current governor declares disaster every month think it’s time for a change.
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