# Texas Early Voting Surge, Bluebonnet Curriculum & Abbott-Trump Alignment | USLege

> Democratic early voting outpaces Republicans in Texas, SBOE approves 4,000+ Bluebonnet curriculum revisions, and Gov. Abbott rallies behind Trump's State of…

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# Texas Early Voting Surge, Bluebonnet Curriculum & Abbott-Trump Alignment

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Texas Political Spotlight February 27, 2026

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Early voting in Texas has surged past recent midterm and presidential benchmarks, with Democratic ballots currently outpacing Republican participation and fueling new debate over enthusiasm, turnout dynamics and what the numbers could signal for November. At the same time, the State Board of Education has approved more than 4,000 revisions to the state-developed Bluebonnet curriculum, reigniting scrutiny over oversight, taxpayer costs and how religion and American history are presented in public schools. Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott praised President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address and highlighted Texas’ alignment on border security, school choice and economic policy, underscoring the continued political partnership as Trump prepares to visit the state ahead of the primaries.

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> 🚨 Democrats continue to expand their turnout lead in Texas with three days left of early voting, nearly 137k more votes cast in the Democratic primary than the Republican primary.  
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> 🔵 Democrats: 869,118  
> 🔴 Republicans: 732,144 [pic.twitter.com/uUujJx2BvK](https://t.co/uUujJx2BvK)
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> — VoteHub (@VoteHub) [February 25, 2026](https://twitter.com/VoteHub/status/2026757030216872120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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> Texas to correct 4,200 errors in state-developed Bluebonnet textbooks [https://t.co/8B8IUhcOgZ](https://t.co/8B8IUhcOgZ)
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> — School Discovery Network (@discoverschools) [February 27, 2026](https://twitter.com/discoverschools/status/2027211800672977064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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> "President Trump's message to the nation tonight was unmistakable: in its 250th year, America is once again the world's premier superpower. Our nation is strong, prosperous, and respected because we have, under President Trump's leadership,
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> — Governor Abbott Press Office (@GovAbbottPress) [February 25, 2026](https://twitter.com/GovAbbottPress/status/2026511270837629383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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