
Texas senatorial candidates Ted Cruz and Colin Allred have agreed to have a televised debate in October, the first such instance in a race that is increasingly close. Concretely, the debate will take place on October 15 at WFAA-TV's studio in Dallas. It will be moderated by WFAA's Jason Whitely and The Dallas Morning News' Gromer Jeffers Jr.
It comes as the latest poll featured in FiveThirtyEight's aggregator shows Allred ahead of Cruz for the first time. Conducted by Morning Consult among 2,716 likely voters between September 9 and 18, it shows the Democratic representative ahead with 45% of the support compared to Cruz's 44%.