AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Beto O’Rourke is on the campaign trail after announcing his candidacy for president two weeks ago.

Stopped in El Paso, Houston, and Austin

Similar message as his Senate run

O'Rourke called for health care reform

O’Rourke started his Texas tour in his hometown of El Paso, then hit the road to Houston and headed to Austin next.

He was met by thousands on a closed down Congress Avenue on Saturday night in the Capital City. He built a fan base during his failed run to out-seat Republican Senator Ted Cruz during the midterm campaign season.

Now, as O’Rourke runs for president, he has a similar strategy and familiar messaging for his supporters. Under the lights of the State Capitol, O’Rourke spoke on unity and called for an end to fear-based politics.

“For too long in this country, the powerful have maintained the privilege at the expense of the powerless,” said O'Rourke. “They have used fear and division in the same way that our current president uses fear and division.”

O'Rourke called for health care, prison, and immigration reform.

“We will find security not through walls, not through militarization. We will find security by focusing on our ports of entry that connect us to the rest of the world so we have a better idea of who and what is coming in here,” O'Rourke said.

O’Rourke isn’t the only Texan gunning for the democratic nomination. Julian Castro of San Antonio announced he’s running as well. Like O’Rourke, Castro has a busy travel schedule. Castro has recently done tours in South Carolina and Rhode Island. On April 6 he will be addressing crowds in California.