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Second Reading Podcast: A PAAT Media Panel on the Legislative Special Session + a Polling Sneak Peak

September 04, 2025 | By: Texas Politics Project

Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject.

89th Legislature, Marijuana

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A Public Opinion Cheat Sheet for the (First) Special Session of the 89th Texas Legislature

July 15, 2025 | By: Jim Henson and Joshua Blank

Legislators face the usual obstacles to holding the public's attention during the just-commenced special session – a loud news environment likely, as usual to crowd out state legislative happenings, and what has historically been a consistently low level of pubic attention to the legislature, even during times of crisis. But whether or not most Texans are attentive to what some of us find the best game in town, public opinion shapes the incentives, priorities, and strategies of the participants in the process. We have gathered relevant public opinion data from University of Texas/Texas Politics Project polling.

89th Legislature, Abortion, Marijuana, property taxes

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Second Reading Podcast: Texans' views of the 89th Texas Legislature in the June 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

July 09, 2025 | By:

In a webinar hosted June 26 by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, James Henson and Johsua Blank look at attitudes on issues and actors in the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature in a special video edition of the podcast.

2026 election, 89th Legislature, Marijuana, property taxes

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Second Reading Podcast: Interpreting Trump's Standing in Texas in the New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

June 26, 2025 | By:

The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – – Joshua Blank, Daron Shaw, and James Henson – look at results the much-noted decline in President Trump's job approval numbers in their June poll, and how Trump's standing intersects attitudes on the economy and immigration, as well as what can be read into the current positions of Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton in anticipation of Paxton's challenge to Cornyn in the 2026 GOP primary.

2026 election, 89th Legislature, Economy, Immigration, Marijuana

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Second Reading Podcast: A #Txlege Vibe Check Ahead of a Busy Weekend at the Texas Capitol

May 23, 2025 | By:

James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.

criminal justice, Marijuana, Public Education, state budget, Texas Legislature

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Lt. Gov. Patrick huffs and puffs, blows the House down on hemp bill

May 22, 2025 | By: Jim Henson and Joshua Blank

The House’s passage of Senate Bill 3 may rightly be understood as yet another example of the current Lieutenant Governor’s historic power over the Senate, and how he has extended it into the affairs of the House.

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Second Reading Podcast: Public Opinion and the Big Unresolved Issues Pending in the Texas Legislature

May 15, 2025 | By: James Henson

James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as deadline pressures suffocate House bills. Also: #txlege theme songs.

89th Legislature, Abortion, Advertisement, Marijuana, Property Tax, Public Education, Vouchers

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Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Economic Uncertainty Hurts Trump Ratings in Texas, Looms Over the Legislature

May 06, 2025 | By: James Henson, Joshua Blank

After a brief post-election honeymoon in Texas, President Donald J. Trump’s job approval ratings have fallen back to levels found during his first term in office, as Texans’ widespread economic concerns persist amidst the President’s ongoing trade war, according to a new University of Texas / Texas Politics project Poll. With 47% of Texas voters approving of the job he is doing as President and 46% disapproving, Trump barely remains in net-positive territory in Texas, though.

2026 election, 89th Legislature, Abortion, criminal justice, Gambling, Marijuana, Property Tax, Public Education, Religion, Texas Economy, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Senate, The economy, Vouchers

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Second Reading Podcast: A Conversation with Incoming Texas Tribune Politics Editor Jasper Scherer.

March 27, 2025 | By:

James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune's position in the media ecosystem in Texas.

2026 election, criminal justice, Marijuana, Media, Vouchers

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Second Reading Podcast: Texas Public Opinion as the #Txlege Agenda Develops

January 30, 2025 | By: Jim Henson and Joshua Blank

James Henson & Joshua Blank look at baseline attitudes on likely agenda items in the run-up to Gov. Abbott's State of the State address and Lt. Gov. Patrick's declaration of Senate priorities.

89th Legislature, Border Security, Healthcare, Marijuana, Public Education

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