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

With the hopes of a blue or purple Texas dashed, what might Texas look like under a second Trump administration?

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has won reelection in Texas to a third term after a campaign in which he criticized his Democratic challenger as too liberal.

The Texas senator was reelected by a nine-point margin, compared to the president-elect's 14-point win in the Lone Star State.

Donald Trump was defeating Harris in Texas with about 56% of the vote in unofficial returns, as the state remains red.

Texas GOP Chair Abraham George celebrates the wins by Trump and Cruz. He tells Jack Fink where the race for Speaker currently stands and discusses how Latino voters will be "the backbone for the Republican party" in the next cycle.