EL PASO, Texas (KXAN) — Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada, cementing front-runner status ahead of his Austin visit.

With less than two weeks before Super Tuesday Sanders returned to Texas for a series of rallies.

On Saturday, Sanders held a rally in El Paso at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Before speaking in front of about 1500 supporters, he visited a memorial for the victims of the Aug. 3 shooting that left 22 dead.

Next, he went to San Antonio at the Cowboys Dance Hall on Saturday evening.

On Sunday, Sanders will travel to Houston for a rally at the University of Houston Fertitta Center and he will wrap up his time in Texas with a rally in Austin at the Vic Mathias Shores at 5 p.m.

Sanders jumped up to first place in the Lone Star State in a recent poll by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune, with support from 24% of registered Texas voters in the upcoming Democratic primary, which is up from 12% in October.