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Second Reading Podcast: Public Opinion and Gov. Abbott's special session agenda
October 10, 2023 |
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.
Second Reading Podcast: Republican politics in the Texas Legislature as the third special session nears
October 5, 2023 |
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited "voucher session" – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the looming session, set to begin Monday October 9.