The latest Ted Cruz news from The Texas Tribune.
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. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/16/Video-_YIR.jpg)
Allies of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are plotting a multi-pronged offensive that looks to undercut Ted Cruz's claim of being the purest conservative in the GOP presidential field. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Ted_Cruz_IA_Freedom_Summit.jpg)
Ted Cruz's presidential campaign raised $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, an aide confirmed Wednesday evening. The haul is Cruz's biggest yet by far, bringing his fundraising total to more than $45 million since he launched his campaign. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/15/Cruz_Vegas_ReutersTT.jpg)
Spending two days in the Texas town of Cisco, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz talked with hundreds of evangelical leaders and spoke at a rally attended by well over 500 people. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/29/CiscoCruzTT.jpg)
Take a look at the top Texas Tribune images of 2015, which show everything from Greg Abbott being sworn in as governor to Capitol rallies supporting and opposing Planned Parenthood to the vibrant landscapes of Texas. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/21/_S3R7369hug.jpg)
Ted Cruz is convening hundreds of evangelical leaders in West Texas as he seeks to consolidate support from the influential voting bloc with one month to go until the presidential nominating contests begin. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/10/18/Prestonwood_Cruz.jpg)
In 2015, Texans saw their former governor reluctantly exit the political stage as their junior senator emerged as one of the savviest and most consequential Republican presidential candidates. Here are the year’s top political stories. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/14/Politics_Lead.jpg)
Sen. Ted Cruz's father has a new book that is a call to action for Christians as the 2016 election nears. He writes that the nation is going down the wrong path and compares it to an Italian cruise ship that ran aground in 2012, killing 32. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/09/Rafael_CruzTT.jpg)
Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday blasted a Washington Post editorial cartoon that portrayed his two young daughters as monkeys on leashes, stating that children should be off-limits. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/15/Cruz_Vegas2.jpg)
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is entertaining the idea that the Republican presidential primary could come down to him and his closest ally in the GOP field, billionaire Donald Trump. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/08/CruzTrump.jpg)
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. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/22/Still.jpg)
Cruz returns to familiar ground as a top-tier candidate with a more sophisticated stump presence but with more contenders vying for territory key to GOP presidential hopefuls. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/20/Cruz_TrussvilleTT.jpg)
Ted Cruz woke up Sunday morning to a fresh barrage of charges of inconsistency, allegations that go far beyond his battle with Marco Rubio over their roles in the 2013 immigration debate. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/15/GOP_Contenders_Vegas_PledgeTT.jpg)
Ted Cruz, locked in a heated battle with Marco Rubio over their immigration records, received an assist Saturday afternoon from one of the most hardline opponents of illegal immigration in the U.S. Senate. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/19/Cruz_in_AL_TT.jpg)
The Cruz campaign could house 40 volunteers nightly for its push on the ground in the key early voting primary state. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/Politics_and_Eggs_Cruz_NH_TTcrop.jpg)
Check out the Ted Cruz parody Christmas ad the Texas senator and GOP presidential contender has paid to air in Iowa during Saturday Night Live. The ad features Cruz and his family reading tongue-in-cheek Christmas stories like "The Grinch Who Lost Her Emails." Full Story
As the Cruz campaign tells it, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz led the fight against the Gang of Eight immigration bill, while Rubio's fingerprints are all over it. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/12/CruzRubiojpg.jpg)
In the Roundup: With Ted Cruz polling near the top of the GOP presidential pack, all eyes were on the Texas senator in this week’s debate. Also, Gov. Greg Abbott orders the Texas National Guard to stay put along the Texas-Mexico border, and the Texas Racing Commission could soon be a thing of the past. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Still2.jpg)
Embarking on a weeklong tour of southern states, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz finds himself on the defensive as Sen. Marco Rubio continues pecking away at Cruz's stands on immigration and foreign policy. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/17/Cruz_Rubio.jpg)
Some Democrats in Washington, D.C., are floating the idea that Ted Cruz could be as injurious to the GOP's hopes of holding its majority in the U.S. House as the bombastic Donald Trump. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/12/08/003_CruzAbbott_Dec2015-2.jpg)