Texas Politics Project

The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team discuss what their December polling in Texas tells us about public opinion and potential cross-currents buffeting the Trump administration & Congressional Republicans in 2025 - with James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank.

In a podcast recording hours before strong indications that Dade Phelan is withdrawing from consideration, Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

 Jim Henson & Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project  polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a morning-after look at the outcome of the 2024 election in Texas.

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank review Texas attitudes on the issues being promoted to attempted comparative advantage  by the presidential and U.S. Senate campaigns in Texas: immigration & the border, abortion, and transgender rights.

Check back for updates on all non-partisan polling of the presidential race in Texas. 

Check back for updates on all non-partisan polling of the US Senate race race between incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.

The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team talk about what the October 2024 UT/TxPP poll tells us about the election in Texas and the broader trajectory of Texas electoral politics. 

This page compiles graphics for trends in job approval ratings of the current statewide incumbents (Governor, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senators) that Texans rate on every poll . Bookmark the page for easy reference – we’ve also added similar graphics for trends in Texans’ assessment of conditions in Texas and the U.S., and some archival results for comparison with leaders no longer in office.

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.