The Texas Politics Project

Much more data on marijuana & hemp in our data archive: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/search… #txlege

Looking for interns or entry level spots for #txlege special session(s)? Post on our open-access, easy to use internship bulletin board. For more than a decade, we have helped connect students from @UTAustin & elsewhere to gigs in the Capitol community. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/internship

New Second Reading Podcast: @jamesrhenson and @JoshuaMBlank consider the agenda for the special session of the 89th #txlege, which gavels in Monday. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-re…

Jeffries at presser w/ TX Dems: "Donald Trump, House Republicans here in Washington, and Governor Abbott are conspiring to rig the Texas congressional map as part of an effort to disenfranchise millions of people in Texas"

Texans' expectation of the impact of #tariffs on prices of everyday goods, from June 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/expected-i… #txlege

Trend in Texas support for immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., by PID, via Texas Politics Project Poll data archive. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-im… #txlege

Trend in U.S. Senator John Cornyn job approval among Republicans & conservatives in Texas, via UT/@TxPolProject Poll data archive: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/john-corny… #Txlege #Tx2026

Trend in Texas AG Ken Paxton job approval among Republicans & conservatives in Texas via @TxPolProject pol data archive. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxton… #tx2026 #txlege

Favorability ratings of Texas AG Ken Paxton by gender, religiosity, & interpretations of the Bible, from the June 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxton… #txlege #tx2026 #baselines

A couple of other interesting tabs for UT/@TxPolProject Poll results on arresting immigrants at churches. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-op… #txlege #Immigration

Support for "arresting people who are in the country illegally while they are at church"- Tx responses from June UT/@TxPolProject Poll: All: 30% support/63% oppose/8% DK R: 55% support/36% oppose/10% DK D: 5% support/89% oppose/5% DK texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-op… #txlege #Immigration

A new Second Reading Podcast features a detailed discussion of #txlege & #Tx2026 related results from our June poll w/ @jamesrhenson & @JoshuaMBlank, recorded for a webinar put on by @PAAT. It's an experiment w/ video - watch on our site or via @YouTube texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-re…

Texas favorability ratings for @realDonaldTrump & @elonmusk from June UT/@TxPolProject Poll. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/search… #txlege #Tx2026

Texas views of #Russia & #Ukraine, by party ID via June 2025 UT/@TxPolProject poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/in-the-con…

Different looks at trend in Ted Cruz job approval ratings in Texas, via UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data archive. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz-j… #txlege

Join us for the next #Nerdyfor30 on July 16 at 10am! Panelists @jamesrhenson, @HKronberg, @gromerjeffers & @James_Barragan will break down the latest #txlege developments, political dynamics, and what’s ahead for the special session. Don’t miss it → paat.org/nerdy-for-30-S…

Based on what you have heard, do you think the #txlege made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you? Different looks at responses from June UT/@TxPolProject Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/did-the-le…

Political corruption is the top concern for Texans, according to a new poll by @TxPolProject @JoshuaMBlank says Democrats are driving this. Eye On Politics: bit.ly/45UTdjL