Political Notebook: Senate candidate holding town hall meetings in Abilene, Eastland

O'Rourke to visit Abilene, Eastland

Beto O Rourke, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will hold a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Abilene Woman's Club, 3425 S. 14th St.

O'Rourke, a congressman from El Paso, is making his third trip to Abilene.

“Running this campaign with people instead of PACs or special interests allows us to return to Abilene so we can continue listening and learning from those we want to serve and represent,” O’Rourke in a news release.

Also Saturday, O'Rourke is having a town hall meeting in Eastland at 3:30 p.m. at the Judge Scott Bailey Event Center.

Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County meet

Caryl Ayala, a former Austin ISD teacher, will be the guest speaker at the Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Myrtle Wilks Community Center in Cisco.

Ayala, will discuss "Sexual Indoctrination in Public Schools — and What You Can Do About It." Her topic is about attempts to push gender and sexuality into the curriculum

She is family life ministry coordinator for Oak Meadow Baptist Church in Austin and serves as family and faith organizer for Concerned Parents of Austin and Mass Resistance Texas.

The public is invited to TPPEC meetings on the second Thursday of each month.