Texas: Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz: AUSTIN, Texas - Canada-born U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has yet to renounce his birth country's citizenship as promised but a spokeswoman said Saturday the conservative tea party favourite plans to finish the process soon. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The 43-year-old Cruz "has been fully focused on fighting for Texans' values and interests in the Senate for the last year," Frazier said via email. "He looks forward to the process being completed soon." FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cruz said he would renounce his Canadian citizenship by the end of 2013, but the Calgary-born Republican lawmaker is still a dual citizen. Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the tea party darling from Texas, said Saturday, Jan. 5, 2014 that lawyers are preparing the paperwork. Fraizers response comes after a Canadian immigration attorney said the process was simple and wondered about the delay. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the junior senator from Texas, said lawyers are preparing the necessary paperwork. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.