U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer from Dallas, repeatedly broke fundraising records in his campaign, raising more than $80 million by mid-October. Ted Cruz celebrates at his watch party in downtown Houston on Election Day.

Ted Cruz defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred Tuesday night in what was ... taking repeated shots at Cruz for abandoning Texas residents during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. Allred tried to label Cruz as dangerous, pointing to his efforts to undo the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, sought to fend off an underdog challenge Tuesday from Democratic Rep. Colin Allred in one of the year's most expensive races, which is testing shifts in America's biggest red state and could factor into the fight for U.S. Senate control.