Republican incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke will meet for a private debate hosted by Nexstar Media at 7 p.m. Friday in Performing Arts Complex A on the UTRGV campus in Edinburg.
The event will be televised and streamed.
“The debate is the only scheduled face-to-face meeting between the two candidates,” according to the Nexstar Media news release.
Nexstar Media Group, America’s largest local television and media company, will host a multi-market live telecast for the debate.
The hour long debate will be available via broadcast or digital live stream in every county of the state, potentially bringing together 12 million viewers across Texas, according to the news release.
The debate will air on local Nexstar television stations serving 14 markets across Texas, including KVEO-TV in Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville and McAllen.
The debate will be moderated by Britt Moreno, KXAN-TV evening news anchor, and will feature a panel of journalists, including Sally Hernandez, KXAN-TV morning news anchor; Gromer Jeffers, political reporter for The Dallas Morning News; and Steve Spriester, news anchor and reporter for KSAT-TV in San Antonio, according to the news release.
“In addition, a group of undecided voters in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area will watch the debate as it happens and give real-time feedback on candidates’ responses, which viewers will be able to see live on the websites of all Nexstar stations serving Texas,” the release states.
Texans may submit questions for the debate to TXGovDebate@nexstar.tv.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11 and the mail-in ballot application deadline is Oct. 28. Early voting begins Oct. 24 and ends Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8.
To register, visit VoteTexas.Gov.
