Ted cruz texas runoff

• Former state solicitor general Ted Cruz appears favored to win the Republican Senate runoff in Texas on Tuesday, which would hand the tea party a significant underdog victory in a massive state.
(YAHOO!)
• Cruz, an emerging conservative star whose father emigrated to the United States from Cuba, has drawn comparisons to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and has been lauded by national conservative political pundits and groups for over a year.
(Washington Post)
• AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tea party darling Ted Cruz convincingly defeated the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in Texas runoff election Tuesday, capturing the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen.
(Associated Press)
• HOUSTON — Ted Cruz, an insurgent backed by the Tea Party, easily defeated the candidate favored by Gov.
(New York Times)
• WASHINGTON — In a long-shot victory that could help define the conservative tilt of the Senate, tea-party-backed Ted Cruz defeated an establishment Republican on Tuesday in the hard-fought GOP primary runoff in Texas.
(Los Angeles Times)
• AUSTIN, Texas - Tea party-backed Ted Cruz has defeated Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The former state solicitor general won the runoff Tuesday.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• In the hottest race in the Primary run-off this year, the Associated Press is reporting that Tea party-backed Ted Cruz beat Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and has won the GOP Senate nomination. The two were battling for retiring Kay Bailey Hutchisons U.S.
(Abc Local Web)
• But given the Republican dominance in Texas, the seat is seen as likely to remain in GOP control, which made Tuesday's runoff a somewhat de facto general election.
(NBCNews.com)
• HOUSTON -- Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz says his victory in a primary runoff for the GOP Senate nomination is a testament to the hard work of tea party leaders and other grass-roots conservatives.
(Miami Herald)