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Friday, Feb. 19

• Last day to apply for a mail-in ballot for the party primary elections
  
• Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Executives Leadership Conference with luncheon keynote speaker Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton; DoubleTree by Hilton Hobby Airport, 8181 Airport Blvd., Houston (8 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Saturday, Feb. 20

• Presidential nominating contests: South Carolina primary (Republican only), Nevada caucuses (Democratic only)

Monday, Feb. 22

• Eight-day pre-election campaign finance reports due with the Texas Ethics Commission
  

Tuesday, Feb. 23

• Presidential nominating contest: Nevada caucuses (Republican only)

Wednesday, Feb. 24

• Harris County Republican Party's 2016 Lincoln-Reagan Dinner with featured speaker U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Road, Houston (6 p.m.)
  

Thursday, Feb. 25

• Republican presidential debate, presented by CNN, Telemundo, Google and the Salem Media Group; Moores Opera Center, The University of Houston, 120 School of Music Bldg., Houston (7 p.m.)