The Fire Ted Cruz Pac is chaired by lawyer Marc Stanley, and is legally prevented from co-ordinating with O’Rourke’s campaign.
Film director Richard Linklater has joined the political fray, making a TV spot attacking Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and former Republican presidential candidate, who is seeking re-election in November.
Sponsored by the Fire Ted Cruz Pac, Linklater’s ad is a riposte to Cruz’s slogan “Tough as Texas”, which has been relentlessly employed for the senator’s campaign against Democrat Beto O’Rourke, one of the highest profile contests of the midterm elections.
Linklater, who was born in Houston, has made a string of movies set in the state, including Dazed and Confused, The Newton Boys, Bernie and Boyhood.