Beto O’Rourke says oil tycoon Kelcy Warren is suing him for defamation
Kelcy Warren is the founder of Energy Transfer, the pipeline giant that earned billions as a result of Texas 2021 winter storm., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
During a news conference in Dallas, O’Rourke said Warren is alleging defamation and trying to “use his billions of dollars to try to shut me down and shut us up from telling the story of what happened to the people of Texas.”the co-founder of Energy Transfer and chair of its board, filed the lawsuit last month in state district court in San Saba County, accusing O’Rourke of a “relentless and malicious attack” on him.
O’Rourke defend himself Monday after walking reporters through the timeline of the storm and its fallout. O’Rourke said he would use campaign funds to defend himself and that he was not worried about the cost because he finds the lawsuit “so frivolous.”O'Rourke is challenging Abbott for a third term. Both easily won their primaries last week, with Abbott beating Huffines and other challengers with nearly two-thirds of the vote.
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