Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, defeated late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel in a one-on-one basketball game that tested the patience of both players and spectators. The final score was 11-9.

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On day three of the 2018 Republican state convention, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton are among those speaking to thousands of delegates gathered in San Antonio.

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Culture wars feed political wars, and the candidates on both sides in the 2018 election cycle got a couple of big issues to fight about last week.

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Beto O'Rourke's grassroots campaign in 254 counties represents a major deviation from the political playbook employed by the majority of Texas Democrats over the last 20 years. Most campaigns concentrate on the state's major population centers.

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It's hard to get voters' attention in Texas politics. Sometimes, that's an advantage. Sometimes, it's a burden.

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In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff.

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Cruz called O'Rourke a hypocrite for supporting taxing businesses for sales across state lines, pointing to a furniture store owned by O'Rourke's mother that was found guilty in 2010 of tax law violations.

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Trump and Cruz discussed the pardon while riding from the airport to the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas last month. 

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The new poll comes about a month after the same firm called the race "too close to call."

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In the high-profile Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O'Rourke, there are numerous ways in which their unique relationships with the Hispanic community have already intersected.

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Two spirited runoffs are underway for the major-party nominations to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio. Joseph Kopser and Mary Wilson are vying for the Democratic nod, while the two Republicans squaring off are Matt McCall and Chip Roy.

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In recent months, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has galvanized supporters by posting bigger fundraising numbers than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. But a deep dive into the campaign finance reports shows something even more striking: with his recent hauls, O'Rourke has overtaken Cruz in cash raised over the entire election cycle.

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U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's startling retirement amid unsavory headlines — coupled with a turbulent national political environment — makes the open-seat race to replace him uncharted territory for candidates from both parties.

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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Emma about who's debating whom in the Senate and gubernatorial matchups, what's next for Austin's scooters and the latest names to emerge in the Texas House speaker's race.

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has opened a new front in his crusade to paint his Democratic challenger, Beto O'Rourke, as out of step with solidly red Texas.

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"A debate in Spanish would not be very good because my Spanish isn’t good enough," U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said at a campaign event Tuesday afternoon, "but I look forward to debating Congressman O’Rourke." 

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President Donald Trump is set to address the National Rifle Association's annual gathering later this week in Dallas.

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Tom Steyer, one of the biggest Democratic donors in the country, openly mulled spending on O'Rourke's behalf via his environmental super PAC, NextGen America.

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If all registered voters in Texas — or even most of them — actually voted, a new poll on this year's U.S. Senate race would be a lot more interesting. As is, it's just a look at what might happen in an election held today, if 15.2 million Texans turned out to vote.

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Cruz, a Texas Republican, is at the forefront of revamping the U.S. Senate's internal sexual harassment policies. Last year he joined a New York Democrat in introducing legislation proposing such an overhaul.

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