CRUZ/O’ROURKE PREPARE FOR FINAL DEBATE TUESDAY

  

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Congressman Beto O’Rourke will meet Tuesday evening in San Antonio for a televised debate.

Cruz and O'Rourke debated last month but canceled a second one amid Senate votes confirming Bret Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

O'Rourke says he plans to appear at a townhall in the South Texas border town of McAllen that will be carried live Thursday night on CNN.

The network said it had invited Cruz, who declined.  Cruz now says if O'Rourke wants a nationally televised debate, he'll get one.

Cruz made the announcement while campaigning Friday in Houston, just hours after O'Rourke announced raising a record $38.1 million over the last three months, tripling Cruz's fund raising total.  Cruz previously announced raising $12 million over the same period.

Polls show O'Rourke trailing Cruz by about 10 points.  No Democrat has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994.