Donald Trump

• Second Reading Podcast: A Weather Report on Issues in the 2026 Primaries

  January 22, 2026 | By: Texas Politics Project
  In the latest Second Reading podcast, James Henson and Joshua Blank use Texas polling to compare and contrast the issues at play in the Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas. Plus, some brief discussion of the latest NYT/Sienna national poll and the coverage of polling conducted by campaigns.

• Health care prices top Texans voters’ economic worries on eve of critical midterm election year

  January 08, 2026 | By: Jim Henson, Joshua Blank
  The final University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll of 2025 found Texas voters' attention to high prices pivoting towards health care costs as the 2026 election moves to the center of state politics.

• Donald Trump Job Approval: Immigration (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: Immigration."

• Donald Trump Job Approval: Inflation and prices (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: Inflation and prices."

• Donald Trump Job Approval: The economy (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: The economy."

• Donald Trump Job Approval: Trade negotiations (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: Trade negotiations."

• Views on Trump Administration Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, has the Trump administration gone too far in enforcing federal immigration laws, has it been about right, or has it not gone far enough?"

• Donald Trump Job Approval: Foreign policy (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: Foreign Policy."

• Donald Trump Job Approval: Free speech rights (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Donald Trump has handled each of the following: Free speech rights."

• Donald Trump Influence on The Republican Party (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you think Donald Trump has too much, too little, or the right amount of influence over each of the following...The Republican Party."