Texans are once again experiencing a close U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. The men have been fighting to stay ahead of one ...

A recent poll shows the U.S. Senate race in Texas at a near-dead heat. For weeks, incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has maintained a razor-thin lead over U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas. However, ...

The U.S. Senate race in Texas this year was the most expensive in the country, with candidates Colin Allred and Ted Cruz jointly raising almost $193 million. The Democrat got the upper hand when it ...

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, take part in a debate for the U.S. Senate hosted by WFAA on Monday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Shelby Tauber for The ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s campaign outraised Sen. Ted Cruz’s in the second quarter of 2024, though the Republican senator has amassed a larger campaign war chest going into the final ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas said Wednesday he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2024, becoming an early challenger to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred, a three-term ...

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred Tuesday night in what was one of the nation's most closely watched and expensive senate races. Cruz, who will now serve his third term in ...

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz still holds a financial advantage over his Democratic challenger, Representative Colin Allred, in his campaign for reelection—but the Dallas-area Congressman has ...

The Texas Tribune held its annual politics-focused festival last week with high-profile speakers including one Sen. Ted Cruz. But another featured speaker, Colin Allred, U.S. Rep. from Texas’ 32nd ...

Colin Allred visits a Democratic phone bank in Travis County, Texas, earlier this month. (Bob Daemmrich/Zuma Press) More than $21 million poured into the U.S. Senate contest in Texas during the first ...

DALLAS — Former Congressman Colin Allred, D-Dallas, said he is close to formally announcing a decision on whether to run for U.S. Senate again. “I'll make a decision soon,” Allred told Inside Texas ...