Texas Senator Ted Cruz is battling to retain his seat against a challenge from Colin Allred, a House Democrat.

The latest poll by a group whose September survey put U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz ahead U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is still showing razor-thin margins in the race for Senate, but this time it’s Cruz who is ahead.

A new Texas survey released Friday has Sen. Ted Cruz leading Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred by seven points among likely voters. The race has been seen as a possible pickup for Democrats amid

Colin Allred, a UC Berkeley law grad who’s running to unseat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, met his opponent on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday, and it was a spicy affair. Allred, a Democrat who represents Dallas and neighboring suburbs in the U.

Republicans have a stranglehold on every statewide elected office in Texas and control the state Supreme Court, both chambers of the Legislature and both U.S.

The candidates in the U.S. Senate race in Texas exchanged barbs during a debate Oct. 15, only weeks before the election. Here's what they said.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely watched race that could help determine which party wins control of the U.