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Cruz’s Tactics Boil Washington, But Impress Texas

Republican Ted Cruz is the newest troublemaker of the U.S. Senate, and his return to Texas this week was nothing short of a victory lap.

2013/02/24

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Cruz, Sadler Stay Civil In Final US Senate Debate

The two bitter rivals for Texas’ open U.S. Senate seat have stayed calm and civil during their second and final debate.

2012/10/20

GOP candidate for senate Ted Cruz accepting the 2012 republican nomination on July 31, 2012. (Courtesy: Ted Cruz for Senate)

Sadler Says Debate Will Expose Cruz’s Extremism

Is Texas’ U.S. Senate race even really a race? Or is it a foregone conclusion for Republican Ted Cruz?

2012/10/01

Cruz To Address Republican National Convention

Texas U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz will be among the “headliners” addressing the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

2012/08/08

U.S. Senate Candidates Ted Cruz, left, and Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst shake hands before their televised debate in Dallas, Texas, Friday, June 22, 2012. Cruz and Dewhurst are locked in a runnoff fight for the Republican nomination to fill Texas' open U.S. Senate seat. ( AP Photo/Pool/LM Otero)

Cruz Win Celebrated As Big Victory For Tea Party

Tea Party darling Ted Cruz is making national headlines, one day after he defeated Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for the GOP Senate nomination.

2012/08/01

Running Into A Runoff Candidate

CBS 11 News This Morning’s new anchor Brendan Higgins was headed for some sun and fun this weekend, but ran into someone at the airport

2012/07/27

Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert backs U.S. Senate candidate David Dewhurst after debating Ted Cruz on July 17, 2012. (Credit: Jack Fink/KTVT)

Leppert Backs Dewhurst Over Cruz After Debate

An hourlong debate between the remaining Republican candidates for U.S. Senate was overshadowed Tuesday night by the announcement that came afterward.

2012/07/17

Major Turn In Texas Senate Race Has Cruz Over Dewhurst

For the first time, an independent poll shows tea party favorite Ted Cruz has taken the lead over Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

2012/07/12

Texas Tea Party Feud Pits Cruz Against Patrick

Long-simmering tensions between a tea party-backed U.S. Senate candidate and a leading tea party voice in the Texas Legislature have boiled over.

2012/06/29

The U.S. Capitol building stands prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on January 24, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Democrats Sadler, Yarbrough Meet In Senate Debate

The two Democrats competing in a runoff for their party’s nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison disagreed on how the federal government should address the faltering economy, on immigration and on the war on drugs during a debate Tuesday afternoon.

2012/06/26

Dewhurst, Cruz Continue Campaigning Ahead Of Runoff

It’s been less than a day since former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz forced a runoff against Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for the vacant U.S. Senate seat. But that doesn’t mean the campaigning has taken a break.

2012/05/30

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst testifies on Capitol Hill about the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike on September 23, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

GOP, Democratic Senate Hopefuls Head To Runoff

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst did not win enough votes Tuesday to secure the GOP nomination for the vacant U.S. Senate seat without a runoff. Nor did Democratic leader Paul Sadler, who will face Grady Yarbrough, a San Antonio challenger who doesn’t have a campaign website.

2012/05/29