Senate Race

Democratic Harris Country District Attorney Kim Ogg endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz over his Democratic challenger Colin Allred. Ogg said in a statement, “No case has spotlighted our crime problem and shaken our city more poignantly than the brutal murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray who was tragically murdered by two undocumented Venezuelan nationals who were captured crossing the border illegally, but were released from federal custody. Had Senator Cruz’s Justice for Jocelyn Act been the law today, Jocelyn would be alive.” Ogg recently co-authored an op-ed with Cruz and promoted the Justice for Jocelyn Act at at press conference with Cruz.

Cruz launched a “Democrats for Cruz” group earlier this year to highlight his work across the aisle. He said of its members: “These leaders deeply understand Texans' needs and values, and they know that Colin Allred's radical progressive policies, whether on the border, public safety, or economy, will push Texas back, not forward.”

HD 118

Bexar County Republicans have said that they plan to challenge the eligibility of Democrat Kristian Carranza, challenger to incumbent Republican Rep. John Lujan. Bexar Country GOP Chairman Kris Coons said in an email that they will “provide evidence that Kristian scratched out her real birth name Thompson on an official government document and replaced it with Carranza – a name she has never held until deciding to move into the district to run for office.”

Carranza responded on X: “This is an obvious attempt to undermine me and my story because they can clearly see that the voters of HD 118 are ready for change and ready for someone who’s going to roll their sleeves and fight for them, not stand on the sidelines like John Lujan has. They just can’t believe that that person is a young Latina.” We have the race rated as Toss Up.