In 2009, Cruz Sent Dewhurst $50,000 Bill for Legal Work

In March 2009, as the Texas Senate prepared for an all-night debate on a controversial voter ID bill, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst invited a lawyer and rising Republican star to participate behind the scenes. His name was Ted Cruz.

Dewhurst and Cruz are now battling each other in a heated runoff race to be the Republican nominee for Texas’ open U.S. Senate seat. But before they were campaign rivals, they faced a disagreement over the value of Cruz's involvement in the 2009 arrangement, which produced a nearly $50,000 legal bill.

The rivals have traded fierce jabs during ...

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