Jim Henson

@jamesrhenson

Director, @TxPolProject at UT Austin, UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, Second Reading pod, Texas Politics webtext via @soomolearning. More: @jhenson.bsky.social

Austin, TX

Joined June 2009

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 14

"the smartest approach to #college may be...the one that its trajectory of late has conspired agnst: range widely across subject offerings & focus not on a skill that cld become obsolete but on intellectual dexterity & powers of judgment" via @FrankBruni nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…

jamesrhenson's tweet card. The highest ideals of higher ed are under mortal threat.

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The Texas Politics Project@TxPolProject · 23 h

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

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 19

You don’t have to roll over. cnn.com/2025/07/18/med…

jamesrhenson's tweet card. The president’s lawsuit against the veteran journalist and his publisher was dismissed the same day Trump filed an unrelated suit against the Wall Street Journal.

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The Texas Politics Project@TxPolProject · Jul 18

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…

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 18

Had a good time moderating a discussion of the upcoming #txlege session with a good crew - @gromerjeffers, @HKronberg & first-time nerd @James_Barragan for @texasadvocacy's Nerdy for 30 series. Recording & PAAT info here: paat.org/nerdy-for-30--…

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 15

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

jamesrhenson's tweet image. 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

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 14

Floods put @GregAbbott_TX at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand via @matthewichoi @PatrickSvitek & Brianna Sacks wapo.st/46ruaoX #txlege #Tx2026

jamesrhenson's tweet card. The Trump administration has heralded Texas as the kind of partner it wants in overhauling FEMA.

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Brad Johnson@bradj_TX · Jul 14

89(1) filed bills are starting to populate on TLO: capitol.texas.gov/Reports/Report… #txlege

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Michael Board@MikeBoard1200 · Jul 14

The City of Kerrville is addressing reports that personal items are being discovered in the flood area and downstream. They want people who find stuff to call 210-895-3212 and they will help finding the owners.

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 14

“Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) also said on social media he plans to introduce a resolution demanding the Trump administration release the Epstein files” #txlege axios.com/2025/07/14/tru…

jamesrhenson's tweet card. At least two House Democrats are introducing measures that would demand or require the DOJ to release all its records on Epstein.

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 12

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

jamesrhenson's tweet image. 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

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 12

“July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents show. “ nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli… via @NYTimes

jamesrhenson's tweet card. Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign texastribune.org/2025/07/11/ken… via @TexasTribune #TX2026

jamesrhenson's tweet card. Cornyn will need to use his deep coffers to overcome an early polling deficit to Paxton, who is looking to deny the GOP incumbent’s bid for a fifth term.

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

LEON RUSSELL - THIS MASQUERADE - 1972 youtu.be/mnVt9q6wcVk?si… via @YouTube #txlege #tx2026

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

His company, which imports thick spools of wire, quickly raised its own prices. “This jump is real and we are treating it as real. Prices will go up. They have to, to afford that cost.” nytimes.com/2025/07/10/bus… via @NYTimes

jamesrhenson's tweet card. President Trump wants America to produce more of the much-needed mineral, but a 50 percent tariff could undermine his aim of a manufacturing renaissance.

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

Texas RV: "...the 14th Amendment ... says that all children born in the US are automatically U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' legal status. Would you favor or oppose changing the Constitution to REPEAL this part of the 14th Amendment?" texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/birthright… #txlege

jamesrhenson's tweet image. Texas RV: "...the 14th Amendment ... says that all children born in the US are automatically U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' legal status. Would you favor or oppose changing the Constitution to REPEAL this part of the 14th Amendment?"
texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/birthright… #txlege

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

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

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

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Jim Henson@jamesrhenson · Jul 11

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

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

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