After weeks of speculation, North Texas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett officially filed to run for the U.S. Senate Monday.

Crockett joins a crowded field with notable Texans on both sides of the aisle vying for the seat. She's facing state Rep. James Talarico of Austin in the Democratic primary. There's also speculation former Congressmen Beto O'Rourke and Joaquin Castro could throw their hats in the ring.

She is no longer facing Democrat Colin Allred, who dropped out of the Senate race Monday to run for the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District. Allred said he wanted to avoid a democratic runoff. He is now facing his congressional successor, U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson.

Crockett may have an upper hand against her democratic colleagues: in recent polling from the University of Houston Hob

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