They didn’t show up
Why would they show up for Ted? He’s lyin’ Ted and he’s a never trumper to the core.
Others down ballot suffered because of Ted’s giant ego
Greg Abbott had his butt kicked in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and El Paso
Texas remains Republican controlled but the cities have been lost and with that the process of ensuring a fair election in those cities.
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/texas/governor/