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Second Reading Podcast: Views on health care and immigration enforcement, plus a check in on the 2026 U.S. Senate race

January 13, 2026

James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the polling results on health care, immigration, and the 2026 U.S. Senate race in the final UT/Texas Politics Poll of 2025, and what those results portend for the 2026 election year.

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

January 09, 2026

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.

Digging Up Public Opinion Nuggets from 2025 Texas Polling

December 11, 2025

James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.

Second Reading Podcast: Crockett and Cuellar Add New Twists to 2026

December 04, 2025

James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas – and maybe the U.S.

Texas Data Points

More Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?"
More Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
More Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
More Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.

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Newest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: December 2025

December 2025 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll: With 2026 elections just around the corner, healthcare concerns take center stage in new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.

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The December Poll takes a look at Texans’ views of institutions, countries, and rounds out the year with updated trend data..

Results from the December UT/TXP Poll

Check out all the results from the December survey in one place, with easy to explore graphics, downloadable in multiple formats.

December UT/TxPP Data Archive

Download all the data from the UT/TxPP polling archive, including toplines, crosstabs, and raw data files from the December UT/TxPP Poll.

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