WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) has leaned heavily on his background as a former NFL linebacker as he runs against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). A recent TV ad ...

Texas' Senate seat, held by Republicans for decades, was seen as one of Democrats' only, if unlikely, shots at a flip in the ...

Colin Allred became former President George W. Bush's congressman when he defeated GOP incumbent Pete Sessions in 2018.

Allred was a high school football star who would later go on to play for the Tennessee Titans. From there he pivoted to law school where he pursued a career as a civil rights attorney.

But this election season, her Sunday NFL games have been interrupted by a deluge of anti-trans ads from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz attacking opponent Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. "I watch it ...

Get more election coverage on KSAT’s Vote 2024 page. Colin Allred has leaned into his football background throughout his candidacy to represent Texas as a United States Senator. Even though a ...

Colin Allred spoke to his supporters Tuesday night in Dallas after Ted Cruz declared victory in the US Senate race for Texas.

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred did not mince words when he faced off against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the first and only Texas Senate race debate earlier this month. He called Cruz out for his ...

Colin Allred and denying Democrats one of ... party groups poured millions of dollars into trying to boost Allred’s candidacy ...

Incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz faced off against challenger Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, in a debate hosted by ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday night.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) has leaned heavily on his background as a former NFL linebacker as he runs against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). A recent TV ad, for instance, ...