Democratic candidate O’Rourke being sued for defamation

Beto O’Rourke is being sued for defamation by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren in what the Democratic gubernatorial nominee describes as an effort to silence him from criticizing energy companies that he says made illegal profits from last year’s winter storm that left millions without power.

According to the legal documents, defendant O’Rourke began a relentless and malicious attack on Warren by ac…