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Breaking Down 2026 Election Estimates in the Latest Texas Politics Project Poll
Talking 2026 Election Politics with Ross Ramsey
Looking Down Ballot at Dynamics in Texas’ Congressional and Legislative Races
So much Texas 2026 polling, so little time!
What we can and can’t know about the 2026 election today
Will Trumpapalooza help Texas Republicans?
Data Centers Aren’t Reigning Over Texas Public Opinion
What the Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Tells Us About the 2026 Election in Texas
How big a problem is rural discontent for Texas Republicans in the election?
Interpreting Tightening Polling in U.S. Senate Race in Texas
Big SCOTUS Cases and the Emergence of Stronger Parties in the U.S. and Texas
Increased Partisan Intensity, a Close Senate Race, and Data Center Backlash in the New Texas Politics Project Poll
Gov. Abbott Sends Strong Signals on Texas Data Centers
Both parties gear up for Texas legislative races + the long shadow of 2018
The Texas Republican Base Has Spoken: What’s Next?
Texas GOP Worries About Base Turnout Continue as Immigration Agenda Shifts
Views of Donald Trump and Other Election Atmospherics in Texas
Undercurrents in the U.S. Senate Race in Texas and Other Reveals in the Latest Texas Politics Project Poll
Abbott squeezes Texas cities, Congressional campaign groups spend in Texas, and the Texas Lyceum Poll.
Bayliss Wagner on Reporting the Fall of Tony Gonzales
A Look at the U.S. War with Iran with Professor Rob Moser
A Texas Vibe Check During the Transitional Election Season
The U.S. War in Iran and the Election Climate in Texas
Texas Delivers a Dramatic Primary Election
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll U.S. Senate Primaries in Texas
A Chat with Brad Johnson about The Texas Bullpen, and Races and Election Vibes in Texas
A Hot Week in Texas Election Politics
Public Opinion on Immigration, Gun Rights, and the First Amendment in the Politics of the Latest Minneapolis Shooting
A Weather Report on Issues in the 2026 Primaries
Texas views on health care and immigration enforcement plus a check in on the 2026 U.S. Senate race
Digging Up Public Opinion Nuggets from 2025 Texas Politics Project Polling
Crockett and Cuellar Add New Twists to 2026
Texas Redistricting Blows Up (Again); the State of the Trump Coalition
The Abbott Campaign Announcement & the Uncertain Political Environment
New UT Polling and the Current Texas Landscape for the 2026 Election
Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.
Gov. Abbott Sends the National Guard to Illinois and Wesley Hunt Formally Joins the U.S. Senate Race.
Shutdown politics and public opinion in Texas
Persistent economic concerns hover over views of Trump in Texas and early polling on the U.S. Senate race
New Texas polling data on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other legislative priorities
A PAAT panel on the special session + a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data
Change vs. more of the same in Texas
Boundary Management in Texas
Timing is everything
The tricky politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature reluctantly returns for a special session
Texans weigh in on the 89th Texas Legislature in the June 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll
Interpreting Trump’s Standing in Texas in the New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll
No Rest for the Weary as Immigration & Redistricting Politics Shatter the Post-Session Calm
Another Texas Legislative Session is in the History Books
#Txlege Vibe Check Ahead of a Busy Weekend at the Texas Capitol
Public Opinion and the Big Issues Still Unresolved in the Texas Legislature
New Texas Politics Project Poll finds the economy and shifting immigration views shaping views of Trump and of legislative priorities
Abortion legislation moving in the Texas Legislature, internecine GOP conflict in the Texas House, and more with the Austin American-Statesman’s Bayliss Wagner
Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report talks about the state of play in the Texas Legislature as the session enters its final weeks
ESAs Finally Triumph in the Texas House
Tariff-driven economic upheaval injects more uncertainty into Texas budget politics
The Texan’s Brad Johnson on big happenings in the Texas Legislature this week, and the media environment in Texas
The Texas Tribune’s Jasper Scherer talks about his recent scoop, with Kayla Guo, on Lt. Gov. Patrick’s special session threat
“Texas went above and beyond”: A Conversation with The New Yorker’s Jonathan Blitzer
A conversation with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about the steep challenges facing Democrats nationally and in Texas
Trump ascendant in Texas in new statewide poll
A chat with Greg Cox about producing a daily Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play on the big issues in the state legislature
Taking stock of the political mood in the Texas Legislature as both chambers get to work
How nationalized are Texas politics?
Texas Public Opinion and Gov. Abbott’s Emergency Items
Texas Public Opinion as the #TxLege Agenda Develops
Politics in the Texas House and views of the Trump agenda in Texas
Public opinion in Texas and the Trump agenda
The Opaque Texas Speaker’s Race: We don’t know more than we know
Understanding Texas Latinos‘ swing to Trump in 2024
How the 2024 GOP surge washed over Texas
A last look at election issues in Texas before Election Day
Down to the wire: results from the final UT/Texas Politics Project Poll before Election Day
A race to the middle? Checking in on the Cruz-Allred Senate race in Texas
September 25th, 2024 – Public opinion and other context for the Speaker Race in the Texas House of Representatives
September 19th, 2024 – The latest round of GOP efforts on “election integrity” in Texas, and the long term consequences of two decades of voting politics in the state
September 10th, 2024 – The Presidential Race in Texas
August 29th, 2024 – Texas Republicans go back to the well with moves on the border, immigration, and “election integrity”
August 22nd, 2024 – The political profile of female voters in Texas as Democrats reach out to women in Chicago.
August 15th, 2024 – Quorum Report’s Harvey Kronberg on the implications of the rebooted presidential race in Texas politics
August 8th, 2024 – Early baselines for the Harris ticket in Texas and rumblings in state politics
July 11th, 2024 – Hurricane politics in Texas and the storm around Biden’s presidential campaign
June 20th, 2024 – Trump’s Convictions and the 2024 Presidential Election in Texas
May 29th, 2024 – More than a Phelan: the implications of the primary run-offs in Texas
May 9th, 2024 – Why broad labels fail to capture nuances in Texans’ views about abortion access
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
Apr 23rd 2024 – Policy and politics in the Texas Senate’s interim charges
Apr 16th, 2024 – What to make of the “Contract with Texas”
Apr 2nd, 2024 – How competitive will the 2024 presidential election 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 19th, 2024 – The nexus of Texas’ fight with the federal government over the border & Texas nationalism
Mar 7th, 2024 – Unpacking the 2024 Texas Primary Results
Feb 27th, 2024 – Democratic shifts on border issues and Trump endorsements in Texas House Races
Feb 20th, 2024 – What the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us (and doesn’t) about the Texas primary
Feb 8th, 2024 – A Conversation with Ross Ramsey about Donald Trump and the Texas GOP
Jan 30th, 2024 – Texas Border Politics Take National Center Stage
Jan 23rd, 2024 – A busy Interlude in Texas Politics – from a SCOTUS Ruling on the Border to Paxton’s about-face
January 18, 2024 – A Post-Iowa Look at Donald Trump and the Texas GOP
January 9th, 2024 – Public opinion and 2024 primary politics in Texas
December 7th, 2023 – The Major Themes of a Tumultuous Year in Texas Politics