https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/29/second-texas-senate-debate-beto-orourke-ted-cruz-date-unclear-new-plans/1472869002/

AUSTIN — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke are struggling to pick a new date for their second debate after the one scheduled for Sunday was postponed due to Cruz’s hectic schedule in Washington.

The uncertainty surrounding the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh prompted Cruz’s team Friday to postpone the debate in the close race for the Republican's Senate seat.

Early reports had indicated that the full Senate would vote on Kavanaugh's nomination over the weekend. However, the full vote was delayed to allow the FBI to further investigate sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.

At 10 p.m. Friday, after hours of confusion and speculation surrounding the confirmation vote, Cruz’s team offered to pick up where the campaigns had left off and proceed with a Sunday debate in Houston.

However, O’Rourke already had found something else to do, according to emails provided to the El Paso Times by Cruz’s campaign.

"So ... wild day,” Jeff Roe, Cruz's campaign manager, wrote in an email sent Friday night to O'Rourke's campaign, officials at the University of Houston and representatives of the television stations hosting the debate.

"With all the craziness today sen Schumer and McConnell got together and allowed tomorrow to be a voice vote so attendance was not required," Roe wrote. &quot Cruz) is on the last flight home tonight and will be campaigning tomorrow and can debate if we want to pull the rip cord Sunday to keep the debate. David, hosts and stations?”

Second Ted Cruz-Beto O'Rourke debate postponed

The decision comes as the U.S. Senate focuses on the confirmation process of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

by Abby Livingston Sept. 28, 201810 AM

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/second-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-debate-postponed/

The Sunday debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, has been postponed amid the chaos in Washington, D.C. over the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.

"The Sept. 30 debate between Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Beto O’Rourke at the University of Houston has been postponed," the university said in a Facebook post on Friday. "Senator Cruz will be in Washington, D.C. for weekend votes. UH, Univision 45 and ABC-13 are working with the campaigns to find a new date to reschedule."

The highly-anticipated second of three scheduled debates was set to be a town hall-style exchange at the University of Houston that would air in most of Texas' media markets.

The first debate took place on Sept. 21 and was a rollicking clash in which both candidates generally argued for the national party's positions on a litany of issues, including immigration and law enforcement.

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An attempt to reschedule will be somewhat complicated by the fact that Cruz will be casting votes in the U.S. Senate for much of October. The U.S. House is set to adjourn until the midterms on Friday.

The final debate is scheduled for Oct. 16.

Disclosure: The University of Houston has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.

Patrick Svitek contributed reporting.

out here in Marble Falls its hard to be connected enough.

My wife and I are looking forward to getting to protests again. We just are having problems wiring into a source that tells when and where.

as activism at all. Marble Falls/Kingsland can imagine are really red. But, wow, Austin is a totally different story. I hadn't actually stayed there in a while until last weekend. What an open and free city! Any event I have been to in a long time - have dozens of rules, metal detectors, purse searches, etc. Not Austin. the rally was wide open field - park across the river from downtown. No ticket taking - no single secure entry - no rules about what you could take in. Nothing. and it was fantastic - everyone just getting along and happy and respecting each other not because someone made them - but just because.

BTW, not typical of Central Texas - but there are dozens and dozens and dozens of Beto signs here.

https://map.betofortexas.com/?zipcode=76701