(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, have agreed to a televised debate next month in Dallas, marking the first onstage faceoff between the two Senate nominees.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his November opponent, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, will debate live on TV next month. The debate between Cruz, a Republican who has represented Texas in the Senate since 2013, and Allred, a Democrat who represents the Dallas-area in Congress, is this first between the candidates this election cycle.

A new poll places the Democratic challenger, Representative Colin Allred, ahead of Senator Cruz for the first time, heating up an already fierce Senate race in Texas. According to a survey of nearly 3,

DALLAS—Shortly after 4 a.m. ET on September 14, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Chris LaCivita, took to X to warn that Sen. Ted Cruz is in danger of losing a winnable race.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred will meet for the first debate of the closely contested Senate race on Oct. 15, the two campaigns announced Friday. The debate comes as multiple polls have shown a very tight race between the two-term Texas Republican and the Dallas Democrat challenging him.

Ted Cruz is losing to Colin Allred for the first time in the U.S. Senate race, according to new polling. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult between September 9 and 18, showed Allred one point ahead of Cruz,

But the latest poll from Morning Consult, which describes itself as a “global decision intelligence company,” is the first to have Allred ahead, according to Allred’s campaign and a roundup of polls from 538.