Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz Soar, Rick Perry Stumbles, in Texas

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are riding high in the Lone Star State as they look to 2016.

Cruz leads a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released on Monday looking at the possible Republican presidential field in 2016. Cruz takes 25 percent of Texas Republicans followed by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in second with 13 percent and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in third with 11 percent.

While Cruz remains a favorite son of Texas Republicans, the poll finds Gov. Rick Perry, who had a disappointing presidential bid in 2012 and is open to running again in 2016, stands in fourth with 10 percent. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin stand tied for fifth with 8 percent apiece. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana are far behind with 2 percent each.

Clinton has an impressive lead with 66 percent of Texas Democrats behind her with Vice President Joe Biden in distant second with 11 percent and other candidates pulling a total of 3 percent.

The poll of 1,200 Texas voters was taken from May 31-June 9 and had a margin of error of +/- 2.83 percent.