Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a deep dive into new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data revealing nuances in Texans’ views of abortion not captured in broad labels like “pro-life” and “pro-choice.”

May 3 2024 – What the new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll can and can’t tell up about the state of the 2024 election in Texas

11 days ago 1h 6m

Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.

Apr 23rd 2024 – Policy and politics in the Texas Senate’s interim charges

21 days ago 1h 3m

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at different signals transmitted in the Texas Senate’s interim charges.

Apr 16th, 2024 – What to make of the “Contract with Texas”

28 days ago 54m 34s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the “Contract with Texas” recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.

Apr 2nd, 2024 – How competitive will the 2024 presidential election be in Texas?

Apr 2nd, 2024 48m 38s

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.

Mar 28th 2024 – News roundup: The courts shape politics, a speaker’s race is underway in the House, and the presidential contest in Texas.

Mar 28th, 2024 53m 31s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker’s race in the Texas house & the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker

Mar 19th, 2024 – The nexus of Texas’ fight with the federal government over the border & Texas nationalism

Mar 19th, 2024 58m 30s

Jim Henson & Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it’s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)

Mar 7th, 2024 – Unpacking the 2024 Texas Primary Results

Mar 7th, 2024 52m 45s

The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state’s political system writ large.

Feb 27th, 2024 – Democratic shifts on border issues and Trump endorsements in Texas House Races

Feb 27th, 2024 46m 7s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats’ views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump’s primary endors

Feb 20th, 2024 – What the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us (and doesn’t) about the Texas primary

Feb 20th, 2024 57m 49s

The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.

Feb 8th, 2024 – A Conversation with Ross Ramsey about Donald Trump and the Texas GOP

Feb 8th, 2024 46m 22s

Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas of Donald Trump’s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.

Jan 30th, 2024 – Texas Border Politics Take National Center Stage

Jan 30th, 2024 58m 24s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.

Jan 23rd, 2024 – A busy Interlude in Texas Politics – from a SCOTUS Ruling on the Border to Paxton’s about-face

Jan 23rd, 2024 51m 44s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ’s report on Uvalde, and more.

January 18, 2024 – A Post-Iowa Look at Donald Trump and the Texas GOP

Jan 18th, 2024 57m

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Donald Trump’s standing in Texas after his win in Iowa – and the long term roots of support for him among Texas Republicans.

January 9th, 2024 – Public opinion and 2024 primary politics in Texas

Jan 9th, 2024 1h

Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at how voters’ assessments of the long 2023 legislative session provide part of the context of the 2024 Republican primary in Texas.

December 7th, 2023 – The Major Themes of a Tumultuous Year in Texas Politics

Dec 7th, 2023 1h 12m

November 30th, 2023 – Another special session in Texas ends with a whimper

Nov 30th, 2023 48m 27s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature.

November 8th, 2023 – Texas voters affirm most of the Legislature’s constitutional amendments, while GOP disagreements simmer in another special session

Nov 8th, 2023 55m

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at results from the off-year election in Texas and the U.S., and ponder legislative politics as yet another special session gets underway.

October 31st, 2023 – Texas Public Opinion Toward Vouchers and Ken Paxton in the Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

Oct 31st, 2023 44m 31s

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans’ views of vouchers as the legislature remains at an impasse on the issue, and discuss what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about views of Ken Paxton as his securities fraud trial begi

October 25th, 2023 – 2024 Election Soundings in The New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

Oct 25th, 2023 50m 36s

The UT/Texas Politics Project polling team – Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Josh Blank – discuss results related to the 2024 election in Texas from the just-released October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.

October 19th, 2023 – The Kaleidoscope of Republican Politics

Oct 19th, 2023 53m 28s

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Te

October 10th, 2023 – Texas public opinion and Gov. Abbott’s special session agenda

Oct 10th, 2023 46m 32s

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.

October 5th, 2023 – GOP politics in the Texas Legislature as another special session nears

Oct 5th, 2023 57m 35s

Jim and Josh look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited “voucher session” – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the #txlege

September 28th, 2023 – One Issue to Bind Them All

Sep 28th, 2023 49m 25s

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.

September 19th, 2023 – Digging into the Texas Senate’s Vote to Reinstate Ken Paxton as Attorney General

Sep 19th, 2023 57m 15s

Jim Henson & Josh Blank look at the multiple factors that shaped the decision of (most) Republicans in the Texas Senate’s to reject the House’s impeachment charges against Ken Paxton – and the fallout.