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Slideshow: Presidential Candidates Tour Texas

Presidential candidates from both parties descended on Texas in recent weeks hoping to woo voters here ahead of Super Tuesday. Here’s a selection of our favorite photos from the Texas campaign trail.

by Shelby Tauber, Michael Stravato and Cooper Neill

Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Forth Worth Convention Center on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Fans watch Donald Trump speak at his rally at the Forth Worth Convention Center on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Chris Christie speaks at a rally in Fort Worth after endorsing Donald Trump for president on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Children hold up signs while waiting in line to enter the rally for Donald Trump in Fort Worth on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Hillary Clinton greets supporters at Texas Southern University in Houston on Feb. 20, 2016, after winning the Nevada caucus.
Credit: Michael Stravato
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Paul Quinn College as he campaigns for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in Dallas, on Feb. 22, 2016.
Credit: Cooper Neill
Hillary Clinton greets supporters at Texas Southern University in Houston on Feb. 20, 2016, after winning the Nevada caucus.
Credit: Michael Stravato
Bill Clinton at a rally held at Fort Worth's Tarrant County College. Clinton came to Fort Worth to rally for his wife, Hillary Clinton.
Credit: Alyssa Banta
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in San Antonio a day ahead of Super Tuesday.
Credit: Brett Buchanan
Susan Roshto, left, and Hazel Meaux, right, pose with Heidi Cruz, center, as she campaigns for her husband in Beaumont on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Michael Stravato
Cassandra and Brent Payne of Garland photograph themselves at the foot of the stage before U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s appearance at a rally in Dallas on Feb. 29, 2015.
Credit: Robert Hart
Ted Cruz, flanked by Gov. Greg Abbott and former Gov. Rick Perry, campaigns in San Antonio on Feb. 29, 2016, a day before Super Tuesday.
Credit: Brett Buchanan
Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Dallas at the Verizon Theatre on Feb. 27, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Bernie Sanders supporters at Verizon Theatre in Dallas, Feb. 27, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd at Verizon Theatre in Dallas, Feb. 27, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
A Bernie Sanders supporter at Verizon Theatre in Dallas, Feb. 27, 2016.
Credit: Shelby Tauber
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio speaks at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Laura Buckman
A volunteer hands out campaign signs during a Marco Rubio rally at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas on Feb. 26, 2016.
Credit: Laura Buckman
Ben Carson, neurosurgeon and Republican presidential hopeful, speaks with the press after a campaign event in Irving on Feb. 27, 2016.
Credit: Laura Buckman

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