(CBS NEWS) – According to CBS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source told CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans.

The announcement is set to be held 90 minutes before the state’s 6 pm CT deadline for candidates to file paperwork to run in the upcoming March 3 primary.

In the Democratic primary, Crockett will face state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, whose campaign has generated national headlines and who raised a record $6.2 million in the first three weeks of his campaign announcement.

Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt are also locked in a closely-watched battle for the GOP nomination. The final g

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