Ted Cruz

Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke, the Texans in the scrum of Democrats seeking that party's presidential nomination, have been on big stages before. But not this big.

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The resolution comes three years after the complaint against Cruz was first filed and seven years after his U.S. Senate campaign.

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But multiple Republican senators joined Democrats in backing the resolution, which passed the Senate. President Donald Trump has said he'll veto the measure.

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The former Democratic congressman from El Paso is jumping into the crowded race to take on President Donald Trump after O'Rourke's closer-than-expected loss to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in November.

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O'Rourke came close to a big political upset last year by harnessing Democratic voters' desire to deny Ted Cruz another term in the U.S. Senate. Could that work in a presidential race?

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Given the choice between re-electing President Trump or choosing someone else, a narrow majority of Texans would like to see a change in 2020, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

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The San Antonio Democrat portrayed the resolution as a defense of the separation of powers among government branches. While Sen. John Cornyn said he will oppose the resolution, Sen. Ted Cruz was less clear on his stance.

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O'Rourke, an El Paso Democrat, said he'll decide before the end of the month whether he'll join a growing list of Democrats hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

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The former congressman and U.S. Senate nominee is still hoping to make up his mind about the presidential race by the end of the month — which is nine days away.

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The former Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate from Texas is making stops this weekend in Wisconsin and Illinois.

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The former Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate avoided talking about 2020 on Monday — but it was virtually unavoidable as he starred in a split-screen night with President Donald Trump.

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Tuesday his 2020 campaign manager will be John Jackson, who led Gov. Greg Abbott's successful re-election bid last year.

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At issue was a December announcement that the U.S. Treasury Department would lift sanctions against companies tied to a Russian oligarch with strong ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The former Democratic congressman from El Paso, facing calls to run for president, says he's "been stuck lately" and hopes a road trip will help clear his mind.

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Cruz did not go so far as to say he wouldn't lend future support to King, the Iowa congressman who played a central role in his 2016 presidential bid.

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Reports surfaced that the Trump administration would divert funds meant for Hurricane Harvey relief to help build the president's long-sought border wall.

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Oprah Winfrey is set to sit down with Beto O'Rourke on Feb. 5 as part of a series of conversations she's holding in Times Square in New York City.

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Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat who got most of the attention in this year's general election, got more votes than any other Democrat on the statewide ticket. But one of them out-performed O'Rourke in 171 counties.

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The faraway 2020 presidential election is already underway, and it's got a distinct Texas air to it, with Democratic Party rising stars Julián Castro of San Antonio and Beto O'Rourke of El Paso deciding whether to run.

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The state's senior senator is seeking a fourth term in the chamber.

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