The Tall City has been visited by two Senate candidates in the past week, with incumbent Ted Cruz

on Wednesday and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke holding a town hall meeting on Saturday morning.

It was standing room only at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center as O'Rourke gave a speech and took questions from the audience.

O'Rourke told the crowd the most important things he's trying to work for are public education, help for teachers and improving the cost of living, all hot topics in West Texas.

He also showed off his speaking skills with showing his fluency in Spanish, and explained why he thinks it's important.

“This is us as Texans. This is a state that’s 40% Hispanic and we carry conversations in English and in Spanish," said O'Rourke.

The stop in Midland was one of many O'Rourke has made in the last week as he tries to visit as many counties across the state as possible.

“It’s the best possible thing I could do is to be in every community in Texas, listening to everyone."