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Texas' Republican U.S. senators are congratulating Donald Trump on the upset victory that will send him to the White House.

Ted Cruz finished second to the billionaire businessman in a bitter Republican presidential primary.

Cruz said in a statement early Wednesday that he looks "forward to working with the new administration to confirm conservative justices" to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cruz added: "It will take resolve and commitment to undo the havoc wreaked on our country the last eight years."

John Cornyn, Texas' senior senator, said in a statement, that "Texans and all Americans are understandably concerned for our country and the direction we're headed."

He also said, "The American people have delivered a resounding message that they're ready for change."

Neither Cruz nor Cornyn were up for re-election Tuesday.

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