Blogs: Direction of Texas

Texas voters give mixed reviews to the special session agenda while worries about the economy and prices persist in latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

September 08, 2025 | By: James Henson, Joshua Blank

The August 2025 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds Texas voters in broad agreement with the call to respond to issues related to flooding and more reductions in property taxes, but show significant partisan divisions in response to the drawing of new maps and most other issues on the special session agenda – and finds voters still worried about the economy.

2026 election, 89th Legislature, Direction of Texas, Economy, Redistricting, Tariff, Texas Legislature, U.S. Congress

Texans feeling the pain of property taxes, but most voters have higher priorities for the 88th Legislature

March 02, 2023 | By: Jim Henson, Joshua Blank

As Texas elected officials debate how to spend a historic budget surplus, the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll suggests that state leaders’ persistent focus on reducing property tax bills finds a broadly receptive audience in the Texas electorate, even though perennial problems such as border security, school safety, and mental health loom larger in the minds of Texas voters.

2024 election, 88th Legislature, Direction of Texas, Direction of the Country