Ted Cruz and Colin Allred meet in the only debate in the Texas Senate race

Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred have squared off for the only debate in the Texas Senate race this year. In their debate Tuesday night, Cruz sought to link Allred to Vice President Kamala Harris and criticized Allred for votes supporting transgender rights. Allred hammered Cruz for his opposition to abortion rights and accused the senator of mischaracterizing his voting record. National Democrats view Texas as one of their few potential pickup chances in the Senate this year. Cruz won reelection in 2018 against Beto O’Rourke by just 3 percentage points, giving Democrats some optimism they could win Texas.