Longtime US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is struggling to stay ahead of his opponent, former NFL player and Democratic Senate candidate, Colin Allred. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey showed that the Texas lawmaker is ahead of Allred now by just one point. Cruz’s campaign slogan “Keep Texas, Texas,” reflects the GOP senator’s priority of “securing the Texas-Mexico border,” according to Austin, Texas’ KVUE News. “Everyone that wants to turn Texas into California, look at this room and realize you cannot have the great state of Texas!” Cruz when he kicked off a campaign tour in August. I…