The following is a news release from Congressman O'Rourke's office:

El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke will continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2018 with public events in Centerville and Bryan next Friday.

These first stops of 2018 follow visits to more than 185 counties in 2017 as O’Rourke traveled across Texas engaging in open dialogues with families from every part of the state about concerns across the spectrum – visiting towns where candidates hadn’t visited in half a century, already hosting more than 100 public events from town halls and roundtables to runs, coffees and hearings and holding unscripted conversations about the direction we want for our communities, state and country.

The following events are public and OPEN to the press:

Mexia Town Hall

Friday, January 5 at 9 AM CT

Gibbs Memorial Library

305 E. Rusk St.

Mexia, TX 76667

Centerville Town Hall

Friday, January 5 at 11:30 AM CT

Town Cafe

114 TX-75

Centerville, TX 75833

Bryan Town Hall

Friday, January 5 at 2:00 PM CT

Clara B. Mounce Public Library

201 E. 26th St.

Bryan, TX 77803

Each event also includes an open-mic opportunity for Texans to ask their questions directly to O’Rourke.