"What better than a gubernatorial debate held here at a high school, and run and completely youth generated by students and by other youth in the community," said Rachel Jackson, a junior at the school.

They've already decided to have the debate in September at the 1,000-seat fine arts auditorium at Coronado High School. They have the Texas Association of Broadcasters signed on to broadcast it statewide, and young people can submit questions for the candidates via their Facebook page.

"It would definitely show that El Paso has a stake in what happens in the whole of Texas," Jackson told KFOX.

They are focusing on voters 18 to 29, who they said are often neglected by candidates.

"We're trying to target this unconventional voter and bring the candidates to them and give them the opportunity to address this group of people who they usually would not," said Meagan Abel, a sophomore.

The Coronado students said they will fill the auditorium mostly with those unconventional voters.

Democratic nominee Bill White has already accepted an invitation, but Gov. Rick Perry's campaign said they won't agree to any debate until White releases tax returns from when he was mayor of Houston.

For the young women organizing the event, they aren't letting anything hold them up, because they've already accomplished so much.

"I think the reason why we're getting so much success is because we have such a uniqueness about our event. I don't think I've heard about any other high school in the nation trying to host a debate as high profile candidates as the governors for Texas," said Abel.