Cruz continued to jab at Allred’s record, which Cruz said continues to hurt Texas. “He wants to do to Texas what Democrats have done to California,” Cruz said. Texas Representative James Frank said the Senate race is almost as important as the presidential. A poll from The Hill shows Cruz ahead by three points.

The debate proved combative from start to finish, with Cruz and Allred trading barbs on nearly every issue that came up.

On a sunny October afternoon, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz posed for photos with supporters next to his campaign bus in downtown Waxahachie – a historic square complete with quaint shops and a storied, almost mythical-looking courthouse.