Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addressed calls for his resignation after the state's Democratic Party said his leading role in efforts to block the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory empowered the pro-Donald Trump rioters. Texas Democrats U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and his brother Julián Castro, a former presidential candidate, tweeted that Cruz, also a former presidential candidate, should step down. Someone on the Senate floor should ask for @SenTedCruz’s resignation tonight.— Joaquin Castro (@Castro4Congress) January 7, 2021 "He has conducted himself shamelessly, and I ...