A Public Policy Polling/Clean and Prosperous America survey of 759 registered Texas voters showed Cruz is ahead of Allred by 47 percent to 46. In a previous August poll, the incumbent led Allred by 2 points (47 percent to 45). The poll was carried out on September 25-26. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.

The polarizing conservative has been softening his edges ahead of another closer-than-expected reelection campaign.

The fiery senator, who was nearly unseated in 2018, has been trying to rebrand himself in a close race against a Democratic congressman and former N.F.L. player, Colin Allred.

A poll released on Monday shows Democrat Colin Allred in a virtual dead heat with incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz for the Texas' US Senate seat.

The Dallas Democrat is taking on Senator Ted Cruz, the conservative Republican who narrowly fended off a 2018 challenge from liberal darling Beto O’Rourke. Allred, once considered a long shot, has been gaining ground on Cruz in opinion polls, and a survey last week showed a statistical tie.

Ted Cruz is back on the lead in the Texas Senate race after a recent survey showed his challenger, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, ahead for the first time. However, the incumbent's lead is still razor thin and the contest remains fluid a little over a month before Texans head to the polls.