TEXAS — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred is getting a financial boost from U.S. Senate Democrats. 

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced Thursday it will include Texas in a “multi-million dollar” push to fund TV ads on behalf of Allred in his bid against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

The investment will also target Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. Earlier this election cycle, the DSCC named Texas and Florida as its top flip targets. But the group has still put protecting its vulnerable incumbents as its top priority.  

On this week’s “Inside Out” segment, former Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and former state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, discussed the importance of the money game in what’s become a competitive showdown between Cruz and Allred. 

Click the video link above to watch the full segment.