HOUSTON — Colin Allred, a former U.S. representative from Dallas and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate last year in Texas, said Monday that he was dropping out of the 2026 race for Sen. John Cornyn’s seat and would instead seek to return to the House of Representatives.

His announcement came as Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a firebrand representative also from the Dallas area, appeared to be preparing to enter the Democratic primary, with an announcement set for Monday afternoon.

Crockett’s expected entrance into the race, which she had been teasing in recent days during media appearances, immediately upended a primary contest that had focused on two prominent and well-funded candidates: Allred and James Talarico, a state representative with a growing national profile in the party.

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