U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is ramping up his presidential campaign in Texas.

On Thursday his campaign will open new field offices in Houston and Austin before opening two more over the weekend, in San Antonio and McAllen.

Those moves come just days after his campaign announced it is expanding overall staffing in Texas and increasing its television and digital ads.

“Bernie’s multiracial, multigenerational, people-driven movement is fueling our campaign across the Lone Star State,” said Bernie 2020 Texas Field Director Chris Chu de León.

The moves come just one week before Texas begins early voting in the presidential primary election. Voting begins on Feb. 18 and runs through Feb. 28. Election day is March 3.

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Texas is part of Super Tuesday, when 14 states will vote.

A new national poll released on Monday, shows Sanders has jumped into the lead for the Democratic nomination. Among 665 Democratic voters, Sanders was the choice of 25 percent in the new Quinnipiac University poll. Former Vice President Joe Biden dropped to second at 17 percent. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who has bet big on campaigning in Texas, was third with 15 percent.

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More Information Bernie Sanders campaign office openings Thursday in Houston, 6:30 p.m. at 608 S. Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive; and in Austin, 6 p.m. 4926 E. Cesar Chavez St. Saturday in San Antonio, 1 p.m. at 110 W. Carolina St., San Antonio Sunday in McAllen, 1 p.m. at 601 S. 10th St., McAllen

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The Sanders campaign will have a grand opening event at its new office in Houston starting at 6:30 pm. on Thursday on Houston’s East End. The office is at 608 S. Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive.

On Saturday, the campaign will open its office in San Antonio at 1 p.m. at 110 W. Carolina St., San Antonio.