Texas showdown: Sen. Ted Cruz steps up his game as conservative firebrand faces bruising re-election race [Video]

As he faces a second straight challenging re-election campaign, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is upping his efforts.

The conservative firebrand senator running for a third six-year term representing the Lone Star State in the Senate will team up Saturday in Houston with staff, volunteers, grassroots supporters, friends and family for the official opening of his 2024 campaign headquarters.

The opening comes a couple of days after Cruz announced a large campaign cash haul over the past three months.

The senator brought in $9.7 million during the first quarter of 2024 fundraising, according to figures shared first with Fox News Wednesday. Cruz’s haul from his three fundraising committees was nearly double the $5.5 million he brought in the previous three months.

FIRST ON FOX: CRUZ HAULS IN NEARLY $10 MILLION THE PAST THREE MONTHS

And the senator’s political team said that, as of the end of March, Cruz had $15.1 million cash on hand from his three fundraising committees. …