The Texas Politics Project
Government Shutdown
61%of Texas voters believe that the government shutdown is bad for the state (October 2025)
Military Policing
49%of Texans oppose the use of the U.S. military for law enforcement efforts in American cities, 43% support it (October 2025)
Free Speech
7%of Texans said that free speech rights are completely secure in America, 15% said they are very secure (October 2025)
Latest Analysis
Second Reading: New UT/TxPP Poll offers glimpse of the emerging 2026 election environment in Texas
The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.
With 2026 elections just over the horizon, economic concerns deepen in new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll
Amidst a prolonged federal government shutdown and one year away from the 2026 election, the October 2025 Texas Politics Project poll finds Texas voters reporting worsening personal economic conditions, with increasingly pessimistic views of the wider economy and the direction of the state and country.
Second Reading: Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.
Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss the state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.
Texans Expect a Negative Impact on Texas Due to the Government Shutdown
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Texans' views of their own economic situations slipping for the fifth straight survey in 2025
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Events
November 3: October 2025 Texas Politics Project Poll Data and Teaching with the Texas Politics Webtext
On November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM Central time, join James Henson,director of the Texas Politics Project, for a dive into the October 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll and how our Texas Politics webtext published by Soomo Learning integrates current polling data into interactive activities for students in Texas governent courses. Sign up here for the webinar.
Internships
Spring 2026 Government Affairs Intern D.C.
Offered by: Atlas Crossing
Legislative Intern
Offered by: Office of Senator Sarah Eckhardt
Intern in the Office of Congressman Randy Weber
Offered by: The Office of Congressman Randy Weber
Spring 2026 Congressional DC Internship
Offered by: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez
News Media
TribCast: Unpacking the constitutional amendments
Eleanor Klibanoff sits down with the Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November
The top candidates for Texas’ 18th Congressional District are neck and neck in fundraising
Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards lead the field in cash on hand.
How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability
Alejandro Serrano reports on how critics accusation of Cornyn's capitulation to Democrats’ gun control demands is influencing the 2026 primary.
A battle over rainbow sidewalks is playing out in Texas
Michael Adkison reports on responses to Gov. Abbott's order requiring cities and counties remove what he described as political ideologies from roads within 30 days or risk being cut off from state funding.
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