The latest 2016 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is seeking to capitalize on his recent surge in polling with a new online ad and mail pieces introducing the Republican presidential candidate to voters in Iowa as well as South Carolina. Full Story
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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Monday he does not support banning all Muslims from entering the country, distancing himself from an inflammatory proposal by rival Donald Trump. Full Story
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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has taken his first-ever lead in an early state poll, surging past billionaire Donald Trump to the no. 1 spot in Iowa. Full Story
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Ted Cruz said here Saturday that the 2016 presidential race has entered a more serious phase following the shooting massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., and escalated his rhetoric on foreign policy with a vow to kill Islamic State terrorists. Full Story
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Ted Cruz is ramping up his appeal to voters as the strongest potential commander-in-chief in the GOP presidential field. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday pushed back against claims that it was insensitive for him to hold a Second Amendment campaign event just days after a mass shooting under investigation as an act of terrorism. Full Story
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Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is officially opening a hub in Iowa for volunteers who have been recruited from Texas to pitch in for the Republican candidate in the first-in-the-country caucus state. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Texas sues to shut its doors to Syrian refugees, a legislative committee looks to strengthen immigration laws and the latest on Republican Ted Cruz's presidential bid. Full Story
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Donald Trump's presidential campaign is putting in place an organization it hopes will to translate the massive crowds the billionaire has drawn across the state into actual votes in the March 1 primary. Full Story
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Heidi Cruz, the wife of GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, on Thursday submitted the paperwork to get her husband on the ballot for the Texas primary. Full Story
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Earlier this year, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign posted hours of video on its YouTube channel of interviews and other footage that has since been used in ads. According to this CNN post, many candidates quietly post raw videos on public websites as a way to share material legally with Super PACs. Full Story
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Iowa's powerful ethanol lobby is going on the offensive against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz over his opposition to a fuel standard important to the corn-growing state, but the presidential hopeful is shooting back. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday offered a spirited defense of Republicans on women's health issues, accusing Democrats of creating a phony "war on women" based on claims that his party wants to restrict access to birth control. Full Story
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While you’re making your way through your holiday logistics, the state’s political people are swinging into high gear, with just three months left before voters decide the fates of their candidates. Full Story
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With two months until Iowa's first-in-the-country caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz finds his presidential bid riding a wave of momentum in the Hawkeye State. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz believes it is a settled issue that he is a natural-born citizen and thus eligible for the presidency. Yet his supporters — and critics — are still pressing him on the specifics surrounding his birth, which was outside the country to a mother who was born in the United States. Full Story
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A new super PAC hopes it can persuade former Gov. Rick Perry to re-enter the 2016 presidential race. Full Story
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For the time being, the deep-pocketed super PACs backing presidential hopeful Ted Cruz say they aren't in a rush to start buying TV airtime — despite perceived signals from Cruz's campaign that such support would be welcome. Full Story
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With Hillary Clinton officially on the ballot for the Texas primary, her backers here are starting to look to the next stage of a Democratic campaign that has paid special attention to the deeply red state. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is facing increasing scrutiny for his vote five months ago to place new limits on national intelligence programs, legislation that is being cast in a new light following deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. Full Story
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