I had expected these groups to rally around Michael Williams. Obviously, Ted Cruz is on the upswing. There is talk that Dan Patrick will enter the race, leaving conservatives with an embarrassment of riches.
I’m glad that there is a runoff.
Cruz has left virtually no footprints in Austin or anywhere else on public policy while in office. Patrick has fought the good fight for life, for controlling our borders, for controlling spending, and for 2nd Amendment rights, to name a few. Patrick has proved he is not merely a conservative, but he is also one that is willing to play offense.
I suspect that Cruz (like Williams) is being pushed forward by those really “smart” Rs who think that we need to ignore substance for tribal membership in order to win.
Former Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams, who announced his intention back in January to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, is likely to drop out of that race and instead run for a newly created congressional seat in House District 33, which contains his hometown of Arlington, sources tell the Tribune.