Texas Senator Ted Cruz has claimed Democrats are “flooding millions of dollars” into the state in a bid to unseat him in November.

The Republican said his opponent, House Democrat Colin Allred, has outraised his 2018 rival Beto O’Rourke by a ratio of “three to one.”

Currently, the Democrats enjoy a wafer-thin Senate majority, with 51 senators affiliated with the party, against 49 Republicans. However, the GOP is hoping to take control of the chamber in November, and Cruz’s seat is an important one for them to defend.

Appearing on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Wednesday, Cruz said: “My opponent, a liberal Democrat called Colin Allred, is outraising Beto O’Rourke, my last opponent, three to one, they’re flooding millions of dollars into…