Ted Cruz recognizes Chip Roy

senator Ted CruzRecognizes R-Texas’ R-Texas on Saturday after Conservative MPs declared their next attorney general to be the lonely star governor.

Roy announced his run Thursday and is seeking to replace the state’s current attorney general Ken Paxtonhe decided not to run for re-election in 2026, but to run for the U.S. Senate against R-Texas Senator John Cornyn.

Cruz said in his recognition of Roy that there were several outstanding candidates running for the state’s next attorney general. Other announced Republican candidates include Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton and former U.S. assistant attorney general Aaron Reitz, the former U.S. Office of Law Policy.

“There are several excellent candidates currently participating in the Texas Attorney General. All of these are my friends and all of them are strong supporters for years. Texas is lucky to have a lot of strong conservatives moving forward, and that’s when,” Cruz said in a statement Saturday.

Texas Representative Roy announces running for state attorney general to replace Ken Paxton

Cruz said Roy was his first chief of staff and had been a close friend and ally for more than 12 years.

“We fight more together than I can figure out, and I know Chip is always, always fighting for conservative values,” Cruz said.

He continued, “By serving Texas for twenty years of dedication, Chip has always demonstrated the courage, integrity and faith needed to defend our great state.” “He is a fighter and a fierce defender of the Constitution. I am confident that he will defend the rule of law, uphold the rights and freedoms of the Texans, and assume the rights and freedoms of those who threaten our great nation.

Roy seeks to replace Ken Paxton, the state’s current Attorney General, who decided not to run for re-election. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)

Roy made the announcement in a campaign video shared on X, saying he worked hard to preserve the state’s legacy of “freedom, freedom and self-determination.”

“Texas has a long and proud tradition of defending our homes, our freedoms and communities,” he wrote in the accompanying message. “I run for Attorney General to continue this legacy…I am not afraid of fighting, not afraid of winning, not afraid of defending Texas at any time. #livefree.”

Roy said it was an honor to represent the 21st Congressional District of the U.S. House, and he was particularly proud of “we are particularly proud of President Trump’s agenda and working to drain the swamp.”

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Roy has been serving in the U.S. Building (U.S. House) since 2019. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“I can do this forever and achieve it professionally. But the representation should not be permanent. My experience of watching Texans unite in response to devastating mountain rural flooding shows that I want to go home,” Roy said in a statement. “I want to enjoy my experience in Congress, federal attorneys and first assistant attorney general, fighting for Texas from Texas.”

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“Texas is under attack – from open politicians, radical leftists and foreign companies that do not face to face, threaten our sovereignty, security and our way of life,” he added. “It’s time to draw a line in the sand. As attorney general, I will fight for the rights given by our God, our families and the future of Texas every day.”

Roy had served Houses in the United States since 2019.

Danielle Wallace of Fox News contributed to the report.