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Video: Cruz Supporters Say Houston GOP Debate Offered Chaos, Clarity

To many observers, the most contentious debate of the 2016 Republican presidential campaign was held Thursday night in Houston. And front-runner Donald Trump was on the receiving end of most of the evening’s biting attacks.

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To many observers, the most contentious debate of the 2016 Republican presidential campaign was held Thursday night in Houston. And front-runner Donald Trump was on the receiving end of most of the evening’s biting attacks. With just a few days left until Super Tuesday —  when voters in 11 states, including Texas, will cast Republican presidential ballots — none of the leading candidates were pulling any punches.

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