Cruz, O'Rourke getting combative in close Texas Senate race
DALLAS (AP) — The surprisingly close U.S. Senate race in Texas is growing more combative, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke are staking their chances on two sharply different visions of America.
Their first debate Friday night reinforced Cruz's doubling down on unabashed conservatism that has proved a winner in Texas for decades, offering no compromise on hardline immigration measures or gun control, months after a mass shooting at a high school near Houston.