During Tuesday's debate performance, Beto O'Rourke touched on policy stances ranging from immigration to healthcare, but — unlike the first time around — none of his answers were spoken in Spanish.

The former El Paso congressman was the first in the Miami debate in June to address the crowd in both English and Spanish, after being asked if he supported a 70 percent marginal tax rate.

O'Rourke, who is the only candidate from the U.S.-Mexico border, went on to say he thinks the economy isn't working for everyone.

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Answering in both languages garnered some attention for O'Rourke around the time of the first debate, which was carried live on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.

But when it came time for the Tuesday debate hosted by CNN in Detroit, O'Rourke and the other nine candidates who joined him did not answer questions in Spanish.

According to O'Rourke's campaign, the Texan opted to speak in Spanish during the first debate because he wanted to ensure he was communicating with Telemundo's viewers. He'll likely do the same during the upcoming debate in Houston, where Univision is one of the hosts.

O'Rourke spoke in Spanish post-debate Tuesday while fielding questions from Spanish language outlets in the spin room, according to his campaign.

September's debate is being held at Texas Southern University in Houston and is hosted by ABC News and Univision.

The USA Today Network has reached out to O'Rourke's campaign for comment.

Night two of the debate airs on CNN at 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CDT/8 p.m. ET from Detroit. CNN and CNN.com will carry the contests.

Eleanor Dearman covers the justice system and Texas politics for USA Today.