Hi, John, it's Paige, Colin's campaign manager. This isn't the update I wanted to send you at 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, but unfortunately, it's where we're at: We're still falling $103,674 short of our $500,000 end-of-month goal.

If we miss our last big goal before the primary, I'm worried Ted Cruz and his wealthy allies will bury us in false, negative ads. Thankfully, we have one extra day this February, which means we have just over 24 hours to make up this gap. Will you help, John?

Please, chip in $5, $25, or anything you can spare to help us reach this critical goal and make sure Colin has the resources he needs to fire Ted Cruz this November!

We've already come such a long way in this race, John. A recent poll shows Colin TIED with Ted Cruz at 44% – and this comes on the heels of a poll last month showing us down 2 points. What's more, CNN is saying this is Democrats' best chance to flip a seat, and top political experts officially named Texas a battleground because of this campaign. 

This is all made possible by the incredible support we've gotten from this grassroots team. We're closer than ever to firing Ted Cruz, but we urgently need your help now to reach this goal and keep our momentum going all the way to Election Day. 

So please, will you chip in any amount right now to help make up our fundraising gap and show Ted Cruz the power of this grassroots movement? Every dollar truly makes a difference to a grassroots campaign like ours.

Thank you so much for being a part of this team. It's because of you that we're going to fire Ted Cruz this November and give Texans the leadership they deserve.

Paige