Senator Ted Cruz spoke on Saturday at the Texas State GOP Convention in Dallas.

The former Republican presidential candidate thanked Texans for their support to “prevail to almost the very end.” He called the Republican presidential field that started with 17 candidates “dynamic” and the “deepest in Republican history.”



Senator Cruz said he and his family were “disappointed”, but had only “gratitude” for the opportunity to run for president. “Everyone said there is no chance on earth. You cannot win, this is hopeless. And once again, it was the men and women of Texas more than anyone else who believed that we could do something different.”



The Texas senator also addressed the directive sent Friday by the Obama Administration regarding transgender students. It directs public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Cruz also said, “And there is nothing in the Constitution that gives the President the power to be the bathroom police for this country.”

Senator Cruz called the decree “unconstitutional” and said “we have entered a world of politically correct lunacy.”