The Texas Politics Project
Healthcare Concerns
67%of Texas voters are “very concerned” about the cost of healthcare (December 2025)
Electric Grid
27%approved of how state leadership handled electric grid reliability in the 89th Legislature – 39% disapproved (December 2025)
Immigration Enforcement
45%of Texans say that the Trump Administration has gone “too far” in enforcing federal immigration laws (December 2025)
Latest Analysis
Skepticism About Texas Efforts to Improve Grid Resilience Adds to Winter Weather Worries
If the anxiety about winter weather is a more or less rational response to both a credible threat and widely shared experience of just how bad things can be during such weather events, many Texans’ fear of the impact of weather reflects post-Uri patterns in public opinion about the reliability of the Texas grid, expectations that state government should be acting to make the grid more reliant than it was in 2021, and a lack of confidence in what political leadership of the state had done to prepare for the next crisis.
A Weather Report on Issues in the 2026 Primaries
In the latest Second Reading podcast, James Henson and Joshua Blank use Texas polling to compare and contrast the issues at play in the Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas. Plus, some brief discussion of the latest NYT/Sienna national poll and the coverage of polling conducted by campaigns.
Second Reading Podcast: Views on health care, immigration enforcement, and the 2026 U.S. Senate race
James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the polling results on health care, immigration, and the 2026 U.S. Senate race in the final UT/Texas Politics Poll of 2025, and what those results portend for the 2026 election year.
Texans remain split on their views of international involvement by the U.S.
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Views of state leadership and the legislature’s handling of healthcare underwater
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Events
December 3: PAAT Institute panel, "On the Record: The Texas Political Press Weighs In"
On December 3, 2025, as part of the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas's annual PAAT Institute, James Henson,director of the Texas Politics Project, will moderate a panel with leading members of the Texas political press on the key policy and political issues emerging ahead of the 90th Legislature, and how the 2026 election season could impact the dynamics of the Texas House, Senate, and statewide leadership. More information about the program and registration for the PAAT Instititue is available at the PATT website.
Internships
News Media
Williamson County will no longer offer countywide voting sites on primary Election Day
Voters in Williamson County will no longer be able to cast their ballot at any polling location on primary Election Day. Instead, they will only be able to vote at their assigned neighborhood polling place.
Greg Abbott once endorsed this Republican. Now she’s running against him.
In 2022, Evelyn Brooks touted the support of Gov. Greg Abbott as she handily won a seat on the Texas State Board of Education. Four years later, she’s challenging him in the GOP primary for governor.
Stat du jour: Texans' economic concerns
Asher Price looks at Texans' economic concerns as captured in the Decmber 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll
Texas voters worried about healthcare costs as midterm primary nears
Aaron Barker reports on the latest UT/TxPP Poll for Austin's Fox affiliate.
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