The latest six polls listed on the Real Clear Politics website show Republican Ted Cruz leading Democrat Collin Allred by an average of 4.5 percentage points.

Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation bills that bring jobs to Texas.

Cruz discusses what sets him apart, the huge amount of money raised by Allred, and his now well-documented trip to Cancun during the Texas power outage in 2021.

Cruz has sought to use one of Allred’s key credentials against him: "Can you imagine having an NFL linebacker tackle your daughter?"

The Texas Senate race​ between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Collin Allred is in its final stretch as Election Day approaches.

Early voting begins Monday in Texas and a new poll says incumbent Senator and Republican stalwart Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a leg up in a contest that could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress.