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

Gromer Jeffers, Jr. (The Dallas Morning News), Brad Johnson (The Texan), Mark Jones (Baker Institute at Rice University), and Harvey Kronberg (Harvey Kronbert's Quorum Report) joined James Henson for a roundtable on the second special session of the Texas Legislature hosted by the  Professional Advocacy Association of Texas  – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject after the roundtable.

Correction note for the podcast: the field dates for the poll were August 22-September 1 - one day longer than mentioned in the podcast.

References in the podcast

Preview of the August 2025 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll. This file contains topline responses to a battery of questions about the importance of nine policy areas on the special session agenda, with crosstabs for the responses and standard methodological information for the survey.Look for complete results early next week - watch your email for an release advisory.   (Sign up for our mailing list using the form below.) 

Donald Trump favorability trend among Latinos in Texas politics project polling