/tags/colin-allred Colin Allred en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:39:31 GMT /politics/2024-10-31/ted-cruz-colin-allred-texas-senate-race-final-push It’s a race to the finish line as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the incumbent Republican, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, make their final cases to voters. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:39:31 GMT /politics/2024-10-31/ted-cruz-colin-allred-texas-senate-race-final-push Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-25/with-less-than-2-weeks-till-election-day-harris-and-trump-are-coming-to-texas Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Austin and Houston, respectively. Austinites should expect traffic. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-25/with-less-than-2-weeks-till-election-day-harris-and-trump-are-coming-to-texas Blaise Gainey, Greta Díaz González Vázquez /politics/2024-10-22/texas-senate-colin-allred-democrats-election To win, the congressman needs to convince Texas voters to break decades of precedent. Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in three decades. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:49:24 GMT /politics/2024-10-22/texas-senate-colin-allred-democrats-election Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-22/sen-ted-cruz-makes-his-case-to-texas-for-a-third-term-appealing-to-undecideds Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation bills that bring jobs to Texas. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:15:07 GMT /politics/2024-10-22/sen-ted-cruz-makes-his-case-to-texas-for-a-third-term-appealing-to-undecideds Andrew Schneider /politics/2024-10-16/from-abortion-to-insurrection-a-fact-check-of-the-cruz-v-allred-debate Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred attacked each other’s records on issues ranging from the economy to civil rights. Neither was entirely accurate in their charges. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:25:31 GMT /politics/2024-10-16/from-abortion-to-insurrection-a-fact-check-of-the-cruz-v-allred-debate Andrew Schneider /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas The only debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for his third term, and Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred was fiery from the jump and didn’t cool down. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:31:15 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-15/watch-live-ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-face-off-tuesday-night-in-u-s-senate-race-debate Republican Ted Cruz, the state’s junior senator, is hoping Texans send him to Washington for another six-year term. While his Democratic challenger, Dallas-area Congressman Colin Allred, has closed the gap in recent weeks, he remains an underdog. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:27:22 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/watch-live-ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-face-off-tuesday-night-in-u-s-senate-race-debate Julián Aguilar /politics/2024-08-23/harris-shrinks-trumps-lead-in-texas-allred-within-striking-distance-of-cruz-poll-finds The poll is among the first to measure where things stand in Texas since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid last month. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:50:04 GMT /politics/2024-08-23/harris-shrinks-trumps-lead-in-texas-allred-within-striking-distance-of-cruz-poll-finds Jasper Scherer /politics/2024-03-05/texas-congressman-colin-allred-will-face-sen-ted-cruz-in-november Congressman Colin Allred, D-Texas, has won the state's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and will now face Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the November general election. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:33:29 GMT /politics/2024-03-05/texas-congressman-colin-allred-will-face-sen-ted-cruz-in-november Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /politics/2024-02-21/ted-cruz-texas-senate-primary-roland-gutierrez-colin-allred Texas Democrats say 2024 is the year they’ll finally unseat Cruz. But first, voters must decide who runs against him. The current frontrunners are San Antonio state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Congressman Colin Allred of Dallas. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:22:49 GMT /politics/2024-02-21/ted-cruz-texas-senate-primary-roland-gutierrez-colin-allred Sergio Martínez-Beltrán