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Texas' Ted Cruz has become a divisive figure in Washington politics. (Photo credit - JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Ted Cruz Creates Foes In Washington, Gains Respect In Texas

In just seven weeks on the job, the insurgent Republican elected with the tea party’s backing and bankroll has run afoul of GOP mainstays, prompted Democrats to compare his style to McCarthyism and has voted against nearly everything of significance that came before him.

2013/02/24

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Cruz Sworn In As Texas’ First Hispanic US Senator, Will Introduce Bill To Repeal ‘Obamacare’

Tea party darling Ted Cruz has been sworn in as U.S. senator and says his first order of business will be introducing a bill he knows will never pass.

2013/01/03

File photo of Texas Senator Ted Cruz. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Cruz To Be Sworn In As First Hispanic U.S. Senator From Texas

Tea party favorite Ted Cruz will be sworn in Thursday as the first Hispanic to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

2013/01/03

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Cruz, GOP Dominate Election But Dems Made Inroads

Mitt Romney’s victory in Texas wasn’t enough to put him over the top but Election Day was sweet for tea party favorite Ted Cruz, who trounced his Democratic opponent to become the state’s first Hispanic U.S. Senator.

2012/11/07

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Tea Party Darling Cruz Wins Texas’ US Senate Race

Democrat Paul Sadler has conceded the U.S. Senate race to Republican Ted Cruz, urging supporters to “be proud of the voters’ choice.”

2012/11/06

US Senate hopeful Ted Cruz laughed off his media distinction as a "Tea Party Intellectual." (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Senate Hopeful Ted Cruz: Tea Party Intellectual?

U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz says he’s ready to go to Washington and argue eloquently for free market principles, individual responsibility and policies that benefit entrepreneurship.

2012/08/04

The Texas Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Red Bull)

Texas Tea Party Feud Pits Cruz Against Patrick

Long-simmering tensions between tea party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz and Sen. Dan Patrick, a leading tea party voice in the Texas Legislature, have boiled over during a radio interview.

2012/06/29

File photo of Lieutenant Governor of Texas David Dewhurst. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Texas Primary Turnout Was Low, Runoff May Be Lower

Turnout was low for the Texas primary, and a July 31 runoff to decide who wins the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate is likely to see it sink even lower.

2012/05/30

ESPN college football analyst Craig James is stepping away from ESPN for the time being as he considers a run for the U.S. Senate. (credit: Getty Images)

ESPN’s Craig James Considers GOP Run For Hutchison’s Texas Senate Seat

College football analyst Craig James has been granted time away from ESPN while he considers running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, ESPN said Friday.

2011/12/16

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