How to watch the Ted Cruz vs. Beto O'Rourke debate Friday night

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After weeks of planning, the debate between Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O'Rourke is finally here.

On Friday night, the two Senate candidates will face off in Dallas at 6 p.m. to discuss domestic policy.

In Houston, News KUHF-88.7 FM and KUHT-Ch. 8 will broadcast the debate. The one-hour debate can be streamed online at NBCDFW.com or Dallasnews.com, and will be televised on NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

In San Antonio, KLRN will broadcast the debate live starting at 6 p.m.



>>> See where Cruz and O'Rourke stand on the issues. Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke will debate in Dallas on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The debate can be viewed either online or on television.

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To get briefed beforehand on where O'Rourke and Cruz stand on the biggest issues, check out the Houston Chronicle's latest article breaking down the candidate's positions on immigration, tax cuts and gun laws.

In recent months, the race between the two candidates has tightened to single digits. Multiple polls averaged together by RealClearPolitics show Cruz leading O'Rourke by 4.5 percentage points.

Read more about Texas' upcoming midterm elections at the Houston Chronicle.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named some networks that would be airing the debate.

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