Texas nationalist leader Daniel Miller said his group was seeking "political, cultural and economic independence" for the state.
Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018
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Texas Republican candidates won every statewide race on Tuesday’s ballot and maintained a tight grip on the state Legislature.
Cruz retained his seat, beating back Colin Allred and keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years.
Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide margins.
As of early Wednesday, the Republican was leading election returns in Brownsville’s Cameron County, McAllen’s Hidalgo County and even Laredo’s Webb County.
The outcome bolsters Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been pushing to stack the Legislature with Republicans supportive of his private school voucher plan.
Republicans had a big night in South Texas, flipping predominately Hispanic counties along the US-Mexico border
If those results hold, the GOP will control at least 88 of 150 seats in the lower chamber when the Legislature reconvenes in January. That margin will give Gov. Greg Abbott “more than enough votes” to finally pass a school voucher bill, he said late Tuesday.