Rafael (Ted) Cruz is hiding from voters, TV Cameras... Declines to debate with Beto O'Rourke... "I can't talk in public, I have no good ideas."- says Cruz.

https://www.salon.com/2018/10/10/ted-cruz-backs-out-of-cnn-debate-with-beto-orourke/

Sen. Ted Cruz has decided to not participate in a CNN town hall event with his Democratic rival, Rep. Beto O'Rourke. So instead, O'Rourke will get a full hour on the cable news network alone.

The town hall event will be held in the Texas town of McAllen and had initially been accepted by both candidates. As CNN reported, however, "Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign initially accepted CNN's invitation to participate" but then retracted their offer.

Willie Nelson Plans To Headline Beto O’Rourke Rally... Beto “embodies what is special about Texas, an energy and an integrity that is completely genuine,”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/willie-nelson-beto-orourke_us_5b9a8c51e4b01151973bbe0f
The music legend announced on Wednesday that he’d be headlining a Sept. 29 rally in Austin for O’Rourke, and Nelson made a point to mention that it will be the first public concert he has held for a political candidate, according to Austin360.com.