U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic opponent, Beto O’Rourke, have now raised more than $100 million combined.
2018 Texas U.S. Senate Election
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Elections 2018
New anti-Ted Cruz super PAC launches, announces $1.2 million ad buy
The ad campaign from Texas Forever represents the largest infusion of outside spending yet against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as he battles Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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TribCast
TribCast: Trump in Texas, early voting turnout
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Emma about President Trump’s rally for Ted Cruz, huge early voting turnout and the governor’s statewide campaign — for GOP candidates other than himself.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 among likely voters in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds
The same poll from a month ago showed O’Rourke ahead of Cruz by 2 percentage points among likely voters.
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Analysis: For Texas pols, the seasonal scares last for two weeks
Political campaigns can see a lot in early voting patterns, giving them a better idea than the rest of us what’s going on. But it’s the things they don’t know that make them nervous.
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Texas Elections 2018
At Houston re-election rally, Donald Trump mocks Beto O’Rourke and praises Ted Cruz as a key ally
Trump called O’Rourke a “stone cold phony.”
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Texas Elections 2018
What Donald Trump’s supporters said at his Texas rally for Ted Cruz
Thousands of people gathered in line outside of the Toyota Center Monday afternoon hoping to secure a spot inside the 18,000-seat arena.
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Politics
Watch live: Donald Trump’s Texas rally for Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump is speaking Monday evening in Houston at a rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. You can watch a livestream of the event here, courtesy of KXAS-TV.
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Politics
Ted Cruz now says he’ll serve a full term if re-elected to U.S. Senate
In an interview with The Texas Tribune last month, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wouldn’t say whether he’d serve a full term if re-elected. Over the weekend, he told ABC News that he “absolutely” would.
