From Statesman.com:

Ted Cruz, the state’s former solicitor general and a Republican aspirant for attorney general (with an asterisk), is set to reveal that he’s raised more than $1 million for his campaign from 500-plus donors in nearly 20 states.

The asterisk: Cruz plans to run next year only if Attorney General Greg Abbott doesn’t seek a third term. Many expect Abbott to run for lieutenant governor if Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst chooses not to do so; Dewhurst has indicated he might run for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat should she resign to focus on her expected gubernatorial bid.

Fresh from speaking at an East Texas “tea party” Saturday, Cruz said he’s encouraged by voters who believe Republicans have strayed from conservative values. “There is an incredible hunger for new leadership,” he said.

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