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Approval of Congress

27%

of Texas voters approve of the job Congress is doing – 53% disapprove (August 2025)

Federal spending and Texas

36%

of Texas voters say reducing federal spending would be good for Texas; 46% say it would be bad (August 2025)

Property Taxes

47%

of Texas voters expect the property taxes Texans pay to increase in the next few years, while 18% expect them to decrease (August 2025)


Latest Analysis

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Governor Abbott’s Job Approval Ratings Slip Through Two Special Sessions

Greg Abbott Job Approval Trend See details...

Texans Expectations about the Economy Souring

Future National Economic Conditions Trend See details...

Events

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Special Session Review

The Professional Advocacy Association of Texas (PAAT) hosted an online review of the second special session of the 89th Texas Legislature on Wednesday, September 3, featuring a discussion with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., political writer for the Dallas Morning-News, Brad Johnson of The Texan, Mrk Jones of the Baker Institute at Rice University, and Harvey Kronberg, CEO and publisher of Harvey Kronberg's Quorum Report, moderated by Texas Politics Project Executive Director James Henson. You can hear a recording on the September 4 Second Reading podcast.

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