Texas Republican Senators came to the defense of David Dewhurst yesterday, issuing a letter defending him from what they see as erroneous attacks from opposing candidate Ted Cruz. The , crafted by the Texas Senate Republican Caucus says that Cruz鈥檚 claims about Dewhurst supporting state income tax and so-called 鈥渟anctuary cities鈥� are false.
Cruz and Dewhurst are fighting for the Republican nomination to fill retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat. Cruz is the favorite in the race, and he's received endorsements from the likes of Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin and Sean Hannity. He's also run aggressive against Dewhurst.
KUT's political reporting partner the reports that only Tea Party-backed Republican Senator of Granbury refrained from signing the letter. The Republican runoff is July 31st.
