U.S. House representative and Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke will visit Texarkana, Texas, for an early campaign event this weekend.
O'Rourke, D-El Paso, will visit with the public 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Twin City Event and Conference Center, 2101 Texas Blvd. The event is free and open to everyone.
"Democrat, Republican, Independent-however you see yourself, I know we have at least one very important thing in common: we want to do right by Texas," he said in a campaign statement.
In March, O'Rourke announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Cruz, R-Houston. He is on a "meet and greet" tour with stops in all 254 Texas counties. The election will take place in November 2018.
O'Rourke, 44, has represented Texas' 16th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since his first being elected in November 2012. He previously served on the El Paso City Council. He and his wife, Amy, have three children.