Beto O'Rourke closing in on Abbott's lead in Texas governor's race, according to new poll

Beto O’Rourke continues to chip away at Gov. Greg Abbott’s lead in Texas’ gubernatorial election, according to a new poll showing the Democratic challenger trailing his Republican incumbent by just 5 points. The poll, published Wednesday by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs, shows O’Rourke polling at 44% in a survey of 1,169 registered voters. That compares to Abbott’s 49%.