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O’Rourke Outraises Cruz In Fourth Quarter Of 2017
Posted on · Senator Ted Cruz still has a $2.7 million lead over Congressman Beto O’Rourke, his likely November opponent, in terms of total cash on hand. But that lead is shrinking
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke Launches Bid to Unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018
Posted on · The three-term congressman made his run official at a rooftop convention space in his hometown of El Paso.
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In Houston, A ‘Town Hall Without Cruz’
Posted on · Demonstrators clogged the street outside Senator Ted Cruz’s hometown office. Most said they’d been trying to reach him by phone or e-mail for weeks to air their concerns, without success.
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The Future of U.S.- Israeli Relations After Obama
Posted on · Dr. Arye Carmon, founder and past president of the Israel Democracy Institute, downplays the effects of President Obama’s decision to abstain from a UN Security Council resolution censuring Israeli construction in the West Bank.
Election 2016
Texas Dem And GOP Stars Land In Houston For Last Day Of Campaign
Posted on · HUD Secretary Julián Castro and Congressman Joaquin Castro led the Democrats’ get-out-the-vote efforts in the East End. Sen. Ted Cruz did the same for Republicans in Spring Branch.
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Texas Sues Obama Administration To Block Handover Of Internet Oversight
Posted on · The Commerce Department is preparing to cede control of the Internet’s domain name system to an international non-profit group. Ken Paxton and three other state attorneys general argue that would violate the Constitution.
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Dame Helen Mirren Calls On Senate To Pass Holocaust Art Recovery Bill
Posted on · Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the lead sponsors of a bill to make it easier for victims’ families to reclaim artworks or artifacts seized by the Third Reich. Mirren’s 2015 film "Woman In Gold" portrayed the legal difficulties such individuals face in trying to recover their family's property from the new owners.
Election 2016
Cruz Addresses Texas Republican Convention In First Major Speech Since Ending Quest For Presidency
Posted on · Cruz says he will return to the Senate and focus on advancing conservative principles and upholding the Constitution.
Election 2016
Texas GOP Prepares For State Convention Without Ted Cruz As Presidential Candidate
Posted on · Donald Trump’s clear path to the Republican presidential nomination has many would-be Texas delegates dropping efforts to get to the party’s national convention in Cleveland.
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Ted Cruz Names Carly Fiorina As Vice Presidential Pick
Posted on · The Texas senator’s move may be a last throw of the dice to block Donald Trump from winning the California GOP primary – and with it, the party’s presidential nomination.
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Cornyn, Cruz Sponsor Bill To Help Recover Nazi-Looted Artwork
Posted on · The legislation would help Holocaust survivors and victims’ families with long, costly court battles to get private museums to return their property.
Election 2016
Video: Cruz Calls On Anti-Trump Republicans To Unite After Rubio Exits Presidential Race
Posted on · The Texas senator used his election night party in Houston to cast the GOP presidential contest as a two-man race, despite the continued presence of Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Election 2016
Cruz Returns To Houston As Primary Results Roll In From Midwest And South
Posted on · Presidential candidates typically hold their election night watch parties in a state where ballots are actually being cast. So why is Senator Ted Cruz back in Texas, which held its primary March 1?
Election 2016
Why Cruz Is Losing The Evangelical Vote To Trump
Posted on · The Texas senator and pastor’s son gambled heavily on the South, with its large conservative Christian bloc, to ease his path to the GOP nomination. So far, the region tilted heavily to the New York casino magnate.
Election 2016
Ted Cruz Celebrates Super Tuesday Primary Wins In Texas & 2 More States
Posted on · At a celebration in Stafford, the Texas Senator used the Super Tuesday wins to pitch himself as the one man between his rival Donald Trump and the GOP presidential nomination.