Posted in Politics

Roundup: Cruz Puts Iowa in the Win Column

In this special edition of the Texas Political Roundup, we look at Ted Cruz's big night in Iowa, what this win means for the Texas senator moving forward and how his closest competitors fared.

By Alana Rocha and Justin DehnFeb. 2, 2016, 3:30 p.m. CentralUpdated Feb. 2, 2016, 3:30 p.m. Central

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.

Republish this article

Take our content — please! — You’re welcome to republish this article for free as long as you follow our republishing guidelines, which includes using our canonical URL and pixel tracker on your story pages whenever possible.

Roundup: Cruz Puts Iowa in the Win Column

by Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
February 2, 2016

<h1>Roundup: Cruz Puts Iowa in the Win Column</h1>
<p class="byline">by Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune <br />February 2, 2016</p>

<div class="wp-block-group">
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio">
<div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6pmM4po9e4
</div>
</figure>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Credit: Rebecca F. Miller</p>
</p></div>
<p><span>In this special edition of the Texas Political Roundup, we look at&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span>'s big night in Iowa</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span>what this win means for the Texas senator moving forward and how his closest competitors fared.</span></p>
<p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/02/roundup-2016-iowa-caucuses-edition/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org&quot;&gt;The Texas Tribune&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p>
&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=28693&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/02/roundup-2016-iowa-caucuses-edition/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/texastribune.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://ping.texastribune.org/ping.js&quot; data-source=&quot;repub&quot; data-canonical=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/02/roundup-2016-iowa-caucuses-edition/&quot; crossorigin=&quot;anonymous&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

Canonical Tag:

Article Content:

Roundup: Cruz Puts Iowa in the Win Column

Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
February 2, 2016

Credit: Rebecca F. Miller

In this special edition of the Texas Political Roundup, we look at Ted Cruz's big night in Iowa, what this win means for the Texas senator moving forward and how his closest competitors fared.

This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune.

Tracking snippet:

The Best of the Tribune in your Inbox

Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter.

You've read article this month. You have unlimited free articles remaining because we don't have a paywall.

Texans need the truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

You've read articles this month. You have unlimited free articles remaining because we don't have a paywall.

Texans need the truth. Help us report it.

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

Tagged: Ted Cruz

Alana RochaDirector of News Partnerships

arocha@texastribune.org

Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered... More by Alana Rocha

Justin Dehn

Justin Dehn was a multimedia producer, focusing on video and audio production, from 2010 to 2023. He’s been shooting and producing news for more than two decades. Justin has been behind the camera for... More by Justin Dehn

About

Corrections and Clarifications

Roundup: Cruz Puts Iowa in the Win Column

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Alana RochaDirector of News Partnerships

Justin Dehn

READ MORE

Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing

Officials confirm three measles cases in Montgomery County

Judge blocks feds from deporting witness to Houston ICE shooting

Texas foster care agency cancels troubled provider’s contract

Rural Prosperity: A Texas Tribune Symposium

Texas lawmakers call for audit of state’s broadband grant funding

TribCast: The Hill Country floods again

ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez takes steps to prevent renaming Boca Chica Beach

Dallas birthed the booming DFW region. It’s now bleeding people, arenas and companies to the suburbs.

Texas flood destroyed or heavily damaged 135 Kerr County homes, Abbott said

Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall

About

Corrections and Clarifications

READ MORE

You came here for Texas news.