Immigration is taking center stage in Texas’ Senate race. Here’s what Colin Allred, Ted Cruz’s records show

(The Texas Tribune) – Unlike many Texas Democrats before him, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred wants to talk about the border.In particular, he wants to talk about how U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who he’s challenging this November, helped spike major bipartisan border legislation earlier this year – part of Allred’s broader effort to paint Cruz as an obstructionist whose hardline stances have hindered long-overdue immigration reform.At the same time, Allred is trying to define his own relatively unknown immigration views before Cruz can do it for him, running ads that call himself “tough” on the border and embracing a mix of proposals bolstering border security and expanding pathways to legal status.But the notion that Allred is tough on the border is laughable to Cruz, who says his Democratic foe is trying to have it both ways and showing a newfound interest in the topic only now that he’s running for statewide office. Cruz, who is also making immigration the linchpin of his campaign, said Allred is papering over a voting record and past comments that show the Dallas Democrat more aligned with President Joe Biden’s unpopular border policies than he would have voters believe.With three and half months left until Election...