AdvertisementTexas Democrat's Underdog Bid To Unseat Ted Cruz Picks Up MomentumMarch 05, 2018Wade GoodwynfacebookEmailTexas Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke at a January town hall meeting in Alice, Texas. In his long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, O'Rourke has campaigned in at least 226 of the state's 254 counties. (AP)