Warren, a top donor to Gov. Greg Abbott, is suing O’Rourke over his criticism of the windfall profits Warren's pipeline company made after Winter Storm Uri. Texas TexasPolitics TexasGrid TexasFreeze GregAbbott BetoORourke 2022Elections
Kelcy Warren is the founder of Energy Transfer, the pipeline giant that earned billions as a result of Texas’ 2021 winter storm.
The lawsuit says O’Rourke has seized on that donation to falsely accuse Warren of “serious crimes including extortion, bribery, and corrupt influence.” The lawsuit points to a number of social media posts O’Rourke has made alleging that Abbott has not fixed the grid due to the influence that Warren and others in the oil and gas industry have over the governor.
“All I have done today and all I have done over the course of the campaign is share these facts” with voters, O’Rourke said, arguing that “when we connect the dots and follow the money, we see that Greg Abbott has put profits over people.”