Democrats in search of flipping a U.S. Senate seat were watching Texas closely on Super Tuesday to see whom voters nominate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, wh
FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to the media during a press conference on the border, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats in search of flipping a U.S. Senate seat are watching Texas closely on Super Tuesday to see who voters nominate against Sen. Cruz. ose underdog challengers have cast as vulnerable after a narrow margin of victory in 2018.
Seven other Democrats are also running in the Senate primary in Texas, including state Rep. Carl Sherman. The race heads to a May 28 runoff if no candidate wins a vote majority. Allred said he did not agree with all the language in the resolution but said he wanted to see more urgency at the federal level when it comes to the border.
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