Days until South Carolina Republican primary: 5.
Days until South Carolina Democratic primary: 12.
Days until Nevada Democratic caucuses: 5.
Days until Nevada Republican caucuses 8.
Days until SEC Primary: 15.
Texas:
Hillary Clinton will campaign in Houston on Saturday. (Dallas Morning News)
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The Clinton campaign will open a new office in Austin on Monday after opening one in Dallas on Saturday. In Dallas, she picked up the endorsement of Mexican-American Democrats of Texas, a group that backed Barack Obama in 2008. (Dallas Morning News)
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Clinton also picked up a new super-delegate, in a list of Texas endorsements Friday. (Texas Tribune)
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Interesting nugget in this story about Bernie Sanders' surprising momentum in Texas: In order to get on the Texas ballot, you either have to pay $2,500 or submit 5,000 petition signatures. Sanders' campaign submitted 12,000 signatures, while everyone else paid the fee. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump dominate the scene in the Texas GOP primary, but Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush have an opportunity to pick up delegates by doing well in Democratic districts. (Dallas Morning News)
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Talk about hedging your bets. Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has donated $6.5 million to benefit seven different Republican presidential candidates this cycle. Four are still in the race. (Houston Chronicle)
Alabama:
Three leading Republicans could be in Alabama on Feb. 27. Ted Cruz has a rally planned. Marco Rubio has a fundraiser in Huntsville and could add a public event. Donald Trump is considering the same day for a visit to Huntsville. (Decatur Daily)
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During Saturday's debate, Donald Trump name-checked former Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor as a possible Supreme Court nominee. Now on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pryor has called Roe v. Wade an "abomination," but has also drawn conservative ire for supporting the ouster of controversial Alabama chief justice Roy Moore. (AL.com)
Tennessee:
The Bernie Sanders campaign will open offices in Johnson City and Chattanooga this week, the fourth and fifth outposts in the state. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Virginia:
Former Gov. Jim Gilmore dropped out of the presidential race. Finally. (Washington Post)
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Donald Trump will visit Virginia Beach on Feb. 24. He will be interviewed at Regent University by the school's chancellor, influential evangelical Pat Robertson. (Virginian Pilot)
Arkansas:
Down-ballot candidates are complaining about the shortened campaign schedule -- less daylight, more cold -- so Arkansas can hold all its primaries on March 1 and capture the presidential spotlight. (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
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Marco Rubio will announce another slate of Arkansas endorsements Tuesday. (Arkansas Public Radio)
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