When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ran for his office in 2012, one of the state's major newspapers, the Houston Chronicle, endorsed his bid. Now, six years later, Cruz has become a nationally known figure who came in second to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary — and the Chronicle is withdrawing its support. Instead, the paper's editorial board penned a glowing endorsement of Democratic upstart candidate Beto O'Rourke published Friday, calling his invigorated campaign "impressive," "attention-getting and indefatigable.