Cruz is facing U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas Democrat, in the Nov. 5 election. While one recent poll had the candidates separated by about 2 percentage points, a poll published Friday by The Texas Politics Project at The University of Texas at Austin, shows a wider margin.

Joey Reed said the Texas senator did not do enough to free his son Trevor who was held in Russia for three years until he was released in 2022.

A top Senate Democrat said Tuesday that Colin Allred's race in Texas is one of two the party is focused on in its bid to unseat Republicans.

New polling published on Friday by Emerson College/The Hill shows a relatively tight race, showing Allred down against Cruz within the survey's margin of error. According to the poll, Cruz is ahead by 4 points garnering the support of 48 percent of those surveyed while Allred is backed by 44 percent. An additional 8 percent are undecided.

Dallas, sat down with Ryan Chandler for an interview regarding his record on issues ranging from border security to the economy.

The survey, by Emerson College and The Hill, shows the Democrat trailing by four percentage points, half the gap shown by a previous study