Senate hopeful to host town hall Saturday

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will return to Wichita Falls Saturday, following a tour that spanned 204 Texas counties.

The public town hall will be 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Comanche Suite of Midwestern State University’s Clark Student Center, 3410 Taft Blvd.

The visit will focus on education, according to a press statement, including O’Rourke’s plans for increasing the affordability of higher education.

O’Rourke supports increasing the funding of Pell Grant scholarships and the Federal Perkins Loan program. The congressman will speak about his plan for allowing Texans who commit to working in in-demand fields and in underserved communities the chance to graduate debt free.

In August, O'Rourke, from El Paso, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the Highlander Public House. O'Rourke is running for the U.S. Senate seat of Republican Ted Cruz.