NY Times: “Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic firebrand from the Dallas area, said Monday she was running for Senator John Cornyn’s seat in Texas, shaking up the Democratic primary for what could be the party’s best chance in years to win statewide office.
Her entrance into the campaign, hours before the deadline for candidates to file, immediately upended the primary contest that had focused on two prominent and well-funded candidates: Colin Allred, a former Dallas congressman who ran for the U.S. Senate last year, and James Talarico, a state representative with a growing national profile in the party.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Allred said he was dropping out of the race and would instead seek to return to the House of Representatives. Mr. Talarico said in a statement that he welcomed Ms. Crockett to the primary, scheduled for March 3.”