The Ted Cruz Curse may finally, mercifully, be coming to an end if Texas democrats get their way.
The 54-year-old republican senator has long popped up at big games in the Lone Star state, especially if Texas teams are involved. And far more often than not his appearance is accompanied by a brutal loss for whichever team he's cheering on.
A new resolution aims to stop that.
"The nine scariest words for any college fan are, ‘I’m Ted Cruz, and I’m coming to your game.’” Harris County Democratic Party precinct chair Bill Kelly said after co-authoring the resolution.
Cruz's losing streak certainly extends longer than the flightpath from Houston to Cancun.
Kelly noted the Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies and Baylor Bears' football teams' have a combined record of 1-8 when the senator is in the building while pointing to Cruz's 2-15 record attending games overall since 2017. Though one of those wins belong to the Houston Astros during their title run in 2022.
Most recently, Cruz lost a bet with Florida senator Rick Scott when he showed up to cheer on Houston against at the 2025 Final Four. That was after he lost a bet with Vice President J.D. Vance on the College Football Playoff game between Texas and Ohio State.
Per the Houston Chronicle:
Kelly and [co-author Charles] Kuffner proposed the resolution urging Cruz to focus on protecting the jobs of NASA and other federal employees affected by the Trump administration's budget cuts, along with other key issues.
"Medical research at MD Anderson and the Texas Medical Center is being gutted. Tariffs are killing the Texas economy," Kuffner wrote. "We are beyond asking Ted Cruz to help."
The drafted resolution states that party members will collaborate with all partners to prevent Cruz from attending college playoff sporting events in person.
"We further urge him to spend quality time with his dog Snowflake (a reference to when Cruz went to Cancun during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri), or share a couch with JD Vance or work on his basketball skills—anything other than attend a college playoff game in person," the text reads.
Cruz's office did not find much humor here, telling the Chronicle, essentially, the losses are not his fault.
"Ted has been attending Texas sports games his entire life," a spokesperson said. "When they win, he’s there. When they lose, he’s there. When Texas Democrats lose, he’s almost always there.”
Now that the Dallas Stars are closing in on the NHL's Western Conference Final, the Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 NBA draft pick and the Texas Longhorns are ready to name Arch Manning QB1, the resolution couldn't be coming at a more crucial moment for sports fans who believe in curses.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Texas lawmakers propose ban to thwart Ted Cruz 'curse'
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