The former NFL and Baylor University linebacker thinks he can get Texas Democrats their first statewide victory in decades through aggressive bipartisanship.
Colin Allred was never known for his bravado on the football field or hype in the locker room. At Baylor University , where he played linebacker and was a team captain, Allred acted like a protective older brother, shutting down parties that went too late and urging teammates to stay focused when they were down.
Facing a tough election, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz sells a softer side “These may be the conditions where there’s a logic to being kind of boring,” said James Henson, a political scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. “A stolid moderate creates a clear contrast with Ted Cruz who, despite his own campaign of redefinition, is a very different kind of political figure.
Former congressman who investigated Jan. 6 launches GOP group for Colin Allred Any inner turmoil he may have felt did not show, said Derek Smith, who worked at a YMCA afterschool program Allred attended in the mid-90s. Smith said Allred was a joyful, well-behaved and focused kid. He would come in and get right to work on his homework so he could go outside and play sports. “We certainly could identify kids who maybe had something going on at home that wasn’t quite right.
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