After being crowned the winner of the Iowa Republican caucuses, Ted Cruz said Monday that he’s ready to shift his focus to the next states casting ballots.
Alana Rocha
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 politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
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Video: Dan Patrick to Attend Same Caucus as Marco Rubio
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is among about 500 Texans in Iowa campaigning for Ted Cruz ahead of Monday night’s Iowa caucuses. Patrick will be speaking on Cruz’s behalf at the same precinct caucus as Marco Rubio will attend.
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Video: Many Iowa Republicans Vow to Caucus for Cruz
After months of polling and posturing, the first nominating contest of the presidential primary season kicks off Monday in Iowa. Republican Ted Cruz is working to ensure his supporters get out to caucus.
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Roundup: Planned Parenthood, Campus Carry, Iowa 2016
In the Roundup: The people behind the undercover videos of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston face criminal charges, a University of Texas at Austin professor says he won’t follow the campus carry law and Ted Cruz is exhausting his energy in Iowa ahead of Monday’s caucuses.
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Roundup: Abbott Goes to Israel, Paxton’s Opinion on Fantasy Sports Sites
In the Roundup: The U.S. Supreme Court will consider President Obama’s controversial immigration program, Gov. Greg Abbott travels to Israel and the state’s attorney general says participation on fantasy sports sites can involve illegal gambling.
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Roundup: Ted Cruz Borrows, Rick Perry Lobbies
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz fails to disclose a significant 2012 campaign loan from a Wall Street firm, Rick Perry finds a new gig and Attorney General Ken Paxton launches a unit to investigate human trafficking.
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Roundup: Gun Control, Sandra Bland Case, 2016
In the Roundup: State leaders react to President Obama’s executive actions on gun control, a Waller County grand jury issues an indictment in the Sandra Bland case, and the presidential campaigns shift into high gear in the new year.
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Video: 2016 Arrives, Officially
After more than a year of nonstop punditry, predictions and stump speeches, 2016 is finally here. Texans can expect more candidate visits and more campaign ads with the state’s March 1 primary very much in play.
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Texas Legislature, Cruz Top 2015 Video Coverage
During the first half of 2015, the Texas Legislature and new statewide leaders dominated the headlines in Texas news. But there was plenty attention on Rick Perry, Ted Cruz and other major story lines in the later months.
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Roundup: Paxton Weighs In on Campus Carry
In the Roundup: The state’s attorney general says Texas’ public universities can’t legally ban guns in dorms. A Waller County grand jury declines to make an indictment in the death of Sandra Bland, and Ted Cruz seeks to seal the deal with voters in the South.
