Texas Senator Ted Cruz officially won re-election Tuesday evening, beating out Democratic Representative Colin Allred, after a close race between the candidates. The victory for Cruz comes after Allred looked to be the first person in 30 years to win a statewide election in the nation’s second-most populous state,

He reiterated his core campaign issues of reproductive healthcare and consistent leadership, 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 ...