Even though he’s already served 12 years in office, he says there’s still an “enormous” amount he wants to accomplish.

Texas Democrats are making abortion rights a major campaign issue after Republicans in the state banned the procedure.

Three and a half years into an unprecedented border crisis impacting Texans in border communities and the state’s largest cities, high-profile Democrats are openly endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate who they never endorsed before: U.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been on the campaign trail ahead of the November election against Democratic challenger Colin Allred, and at least one prominent Texas Democrat has endorsed the incumbent senator. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, who has broken rank with Democrats in recent years, threw her support behind Cruz this week.

Both candidates are trying to appeal to voters on either side of the aisle in one of the year's most competitive U.S. Senate races.

In a year in which Republicans are focusing on border policy as their top campaign issue, polling shows the issue is top of mind for voters from both parties.