Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke is set to mount a fresh attack on Gov. Greg Abbott by accusing the Republican incumbent of failing to protect the state’s children during a town hall in Dallas on Wednesday.
O’Rourke’s campaign said he will reveal a plan for safeguarding kids during the event, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at a location to be announced on Tuesday.
The town hall comes in the aftermath of the school massacre in the South Texas city of Uvalde, where 19 children and two teachers were killed on Tuesday. The 18-year-old gunman, armed with an AR-15-style rifle, barricaded himself in a fourth grade classroom at Robb Elementary School for more than an hour while law enforcement waited to breach the room.
