AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Early voting starts Tuesday for the Texas primary. One of the closest watched races on the ballot is the Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate.
With a third of democratic voters still undecided, candidates racing to take on Senator Ted Cruz are making a renewed push to rally support. Congressman Colin Allred and State Senator Roland Gutierrez are the frontrunners in the upcoming democratic primary.
State of Texas host Josh Hinkle spoke with both Allred and Gutierrez to discuss key issues affecting this year’s elections.
Immigration is one of the top issues for Texas voters, and both Allred and Gutierrez have called for “comprehensive immigration reform.” We asked each candidate what that would entail.
“I think it has to be bipartisan,” Allred said. He noted that he’s working with Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar on bipartisan immigration legislation called the Dignity Act .