Texas, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred, a member of the U.S. House from Dallas, have agreed to their first debate.

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,

A new poll puts U.S. Rep. Colin Allred up by one point over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, as the candidates bid to represent Texas on Capitol Hill.

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.

For the first time in their hotly contested campaign, a poll shows U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, trailing challenger U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. The Morning Consult poll, conducted between Sept. 9 and 18,

Scheduled three weeks before Election Day, the debate will be a crucial opportunity for both candidates to sway undecided voters.

Running to try and oust Sen. Ted Cruz from his Senate seat in Texas, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred has gotten the endorsement of former Republican Representative Liz Cheney as new polling shows the Allred-Cruz race tied inside the margin of error.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) joined Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) for a sit-down interview during which she went after his Texas Senate race opponent, deeming Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) untrustworthy. During their first joint interview since officially endorsing Allred,