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Analysis of Texas Politics from Jim Henson and Josh Blank from the Texas Politics Project.
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Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature ..read more
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Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans' views of vouchers as the legislature remains at an impasse on the issue, and discuss what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about views of Ken Paxton as his securities fraud trial begins in Houston ..read more
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The UT/Texas Politics Project polling team – Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Josh Blank – discuss results related to the 2024 election in Texas from the just-released October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll ..read more
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Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas ..read more
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Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan ..read more
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Jim and Josh look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited "voucher session" – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the #txlege ..read more
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Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott's signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature ..read more
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Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton's trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas' border buoys and public education ..read more
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Jim & Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton's trial is set to begin ..read more
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Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn't heard enough about Ken Paxton's legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness ..read more