The latest 2016 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
Ted Cruz on Wednesday offered a preview of how he plans to reconcile his bashing of "New York values" with a new urgency to perform well in the state's Republican presidential primary. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz picked up two key endorsements Wednesday: one from ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and another from powerful conservative group Club for Growth. Full Story
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So you want to be an independent candidate for president and you want to be on the ballot in Texas? You have until May 9, and there is some fine print to read first. Full Story
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Ted Cruz on Tuesday night split two Republican nominating contests with Donald Trump, routing the billionaire in Utah but getting blown out by him in Arizona. Full Story
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Arizona and Utah, but Ted Cruz's presidential campaign see the next major nominating contest — the April 5th primary in Wisconsin — as a critical moment for anti-Trump forces. Full Story
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For months, Ted Cruz has been begging for a two-man race with Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he'll get a test of the closest thing yet in the Arizona and Utah GOP presidential primaries. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made his case Monday to a powerful group of American allies to Israel, while also taking some shots at his chief rival for the GOP nomination. Full Story
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Groups supporting Ted Cruz spent close to $30 million last month as the first presidential nominating contests got underway and the U.S. senator from Texas sought to position himself as the GOP's chief alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump. Full Story
Amid recent speculation that some Republicans could look to draft Rick Perry as a possible third-party candidate for president, Perry's former campaign manager said the former Texas governor has no interest in such an effort. Full Story
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Amid a heated presidential election that has focused heavily on immigration, uncertainty about the future appears to be pushing thousands of legal residents in Texas to apply for citizenship in hopes of securing their place in the country. Full Story
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Eager to consolidate support from Republicans opposed to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz is increasingly running into an inconvenient obstacle: John Kasich. Full Story
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Ted Cruz raced to catch up with Donald Trump's hard line on immigration Friday, calling most of those crossing the border illegally "hardened, vicious, violent criminals." Full Story
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Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said Friday he plans to vote for Ted Cruz in the Utah caucuses, giving the Texas senator a boost in his efforts to rally Republicans against billionaire Donald Trump. Full Story
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Three Texas Republicans could have golden tickets to their national political convention this summer; unlike their colleagues, they’ll be allowed to vote for any presidential candidate they choose. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Ted Cruz still thinks he can surpass frontrunner Donald Trump to secure the GOP presidential nomination. Plus, a new report on arsenic in Texans’ drinking water and a look at which sports make money for state universities. Full Story
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The state's primary voters still have 22 contests to settle: 16 on the Republican side, 6 on the Democratic side. Full Story
On the brink of a two-man race with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz is drawing more attention than ever from those organizing to prevent the billionaire from winning the Republican presidential nomination at all costs. Full Story
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Sealed medical records related to the mental health of state Rep. Susan King, R-Abilene, became a flash point in the Republican primary runoff for Senate District 24 on Thursday. Full Story
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This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune's Jay Root educate themselves about what could happen at a contested convention by taking Convention 101 with teacher and former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri. Full Story
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Two Houston congressmen are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether unequal distribution of voting machines and polling locations in Harris County disenfranchised minority voters during the March 1 primary election. Full Story
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