James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions, and on Texas voters' views of the state's political leaders – and briefly share some recent, historical data on Texans' view of political violence.
Trends in Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick job approval ratings
Texas expectations of political violence (from 2024)
These results are from a battery of questions in the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that asked respondents to assess the seriousness of a set of political problems.