WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 500 Cruz supporters roared when Texas was called for Ted Cruz moments after statewide polls closed.
But their chants of "Ted! Ted! Ted! Ted" were cut short when news feeds shifted a few seconds later to Marco Rubio's speech.
Some in the crowd booed, and when Rubio thanked Miami and said it was great to be home, a man yelled "Stay there!"
Boos got even louder when Donald Trump began speaking a little while later.
Cruz is holding a party at the "Red Neck Country Club" honkytonk outside his hometown of Houston, where cowboy boots are the preferred footwear.
The first-term senator has won the contests in Texas and Oklahoma but he is lagging behind Trump overall.
