The Democratic nominee for Texas governor Beto O’Rourke on March 21 rebuffed legal accusations of defamation from comments he made about Dallas oil executive Kelcy Warren, chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer. O’Rourke asked for a jury trial and a change of venue to settle the issue. Kelcy brought the lawsuit on February 22 in San Saba County, located in central-western Texas. Warren owns property in the county. O’Rourke asked that the venue for the public trial be moved to El Paso County where O’Rourke is a resident, declaring that the change would benefit his campaign against energy industry officials. In a court filing, Warren’s lawsuit states that “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.” O’Rourke’s campaign for governor has been centered on what has been referred to …
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