Before their one and perhaps only debate, Ted Cruz and Colin Allred spoke with CBS News Texas about the tightening race and the issues. In the presidential race, there's been some movement in the battleground states since last week.

Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign has poured resources into attack ads that focus on transgender participation in youth sports. His Democratic opponent, Representative Colin Allred, responded with his own ad.

Republicans have a stranglehold on every statewide elected office in Texas and control the state Supreme Court, both chambers of the Legislature and both U.S.