The race for the Republican nomination for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat wasn’t supposed to be a race at all. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, just days before Tuesday’s runoff election, the competition is tight.
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Palin Among Major Names Coming to Texas for Cruz
Several nationally known conservatives, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are coming to Texas in the last days of the U.S. Senate campaign runoff to help former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.
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Updated: Perry Makes “Final Pitch” for Dewhurst
Speaking as “just another voter” at a news conference in Houston, Gov. Rick Perry urged Republican voters in Texas to vote for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst over former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.
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A Legal Client, and a Suicide, in New Super PAC Ad
An ad by a pro-David Dewhurst Super PAC features a Pennsylvania mother as it again hits Ted Cruz over his connection to the developer in the “kids for cash” scandal.
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Liveblog: Cruz and Dewhurst in Third GOP Runoff Debate in Houston
On the first day of early voting in the July 31 primary runoffs, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz took part in their final televised debate of the election cycle. It wasn’t your usual debate.
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Cruz Decries Dewhurst “Dishonesty” in Latest TV Ad
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz accused Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of “false attacks” and “dishonesty” in a new 30-second TV ad released Monday — the first day of early voting in the U.S. Senate runoff.
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Supreme Court Work Key Piece of Cruz’s Campaign
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who has argued nine times before the U.S. Supreme Court, has made that work the cornerstone of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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Cruz and Dewhurst Agree to Third Televised Debate
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz will participate in a third televised debate on Monday in Houston.
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Dewhurst, Super PAC Target Same Cruz Client in New Ads
New ads from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s campaign and a pro-Dewhurst Super PAC aim to tie former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz to a judicial corruption scandal in Pennsylvania.
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Liveblog: Leppert Endorses Dewhurst Over Cruz After Debate
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, who finished third in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, announced he was backing David Dewhurst on Tuesday after Dewhurst’s debate with Ted Cruz.
