Texas Democrat Roland Gutierrez announces challenge to Cruz

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) on Monday launched a 2024 campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Gutierrez represents a district in South Texas that includes Uvalde, where a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School and killed 19 students and two teachers last year. Since then, Gutierrez has…