Politics & Policy
September 9, 2023
Who Is Carl Sherman, the Latest Democrat Trying to Unseat Ted Cruz?
The Texas state representative and Church of Christ pastor from DeSoto is the third prominent Democrat to enter the race.
Colin Allred
Politics & Policy
July 17, 2023
Ted Cruz’s Team Is Confident About 2024. Should It Be?
No Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas since 1994, but Colin Allred and Roland Gutierrez have something working in their favor that Beto O’Rourke didn’t.
Politics & Policy
May 2, 2023
Who Is Colin Allred, the U.S. Rep Planning to Take on Ted Cruz?
The former Baylor linebacker and NFL player has won the last three elections in his Dallas congressional district.
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Politics & Policy
October 29, 2020
An Underdog Democrat Flipped Texas’s Thirty-second in 2018. Republicans Face an Uphill Battle to Win It Back.
In North Dallas, Genevieve Collins challenges Colin Allred, whose win two years ago proved that Democrats could compete in the Texas suburbs.
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Politics & Policy
January 17, 2019
Texans in Congress Secure Key Committee Assignments
The state’s first two Latinas elected to Congress will both serve on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee.