Dade Phelan

• Second Reading Podcast: Recent movement of abortion legislation and intra-party friction in the Texas Legislature with Bayliss Wagner of the Austin American-Statesman

  May 01, 2025 | By: Texas Politics Project
  James Henson talks with political reporter Austin American-Statesman's Bayliss Wagner about her coverage of abortion and other issues in the current session of the Texas Legislation, and other subjects including intra-party conflict in the House and the place of the Statesman in the Texas media environment.

• Second Reading Podcast: ESA's Triumph in the Texas House

  April 18, 2025 | By:
  James Henson & Joshua Blank discuss the passage of an ESA bill by the Texas House, the vibe in the legislature ahead of the informal Easter break, and check in on how 2026 is shaping up.

• Dade Phelan Approval (December 2024)

  Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Dade Phelan is doing as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? Would you say that you..."

• Dade Phelan Approval (October 2024)

  Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Dade Phelan is doing as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? Would you say that you..."

• Second Reading Podcast: Public opinion and other context for the Speaker Race in the Texas House of Representatives

  September 25, 2024 | By: Texas Politics Project

  Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn’t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan’s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.

• Dade Phelan Approval (August 2024)

  Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Dade Phelan is doing as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? Would you say that you..."

• Second Reading Podcast: A look at female voters in Texas as Democrats reach out to women in Chicago

  August 22, 2024 | By: Texas Politics Project

  Jim Henson talks with veteran observer of Texas politics Harvey Kronberg about the impact of the rebooted presidential race in Texas, and simmering politics in Texas over legislative elections, the grid and vouchers, and relations among Texas' big three.

• Second Reading Podcast: A chat with Harvey Kronberg about presidential and legislative politics in Texas

  August 15, 2024 | By: Texas Politics Project

  Jim Henson talks with veteran observer of Texas politics Harvey Kronberg about the impact of the rebooted presidential race in Texas, and simmering politics in Texas over legislative elections, the grid and vouchers, and relations among Texas' big three.

• Second Reading Podcast: Untangling views of Trump's felony convictions and the 2024 election in the new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

  June 20, 2024 | By: Texas Politics Project

  Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, and Jim Henson talk over what results from the just-released June 2024 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll can and can't tell us about the impact of Donald Trump's felony convictions on the 2024 election, and some of the considerations that going into polling on Trump, the election, and questions of democracy and potential political violence in response to the election. 

• How much have you heard about the results of the runoff election in the district of Representative Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House? (June 2024)

  Respondents were asked, "How much have you heard in the news about each of the following: The results of the runoff election in the district of Representative Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House?"