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Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project.
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June 20th, 2024 – Trump’s Convictions and the 2024 Presidential Election in Texas
Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the June University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, and what the results say about the impact of Donald Trump’s felony convictions on the presidential race in Texas.
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May 29th, 2024 – More than a Phelan: the implications of the primary run-offs in Texas
Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the results of the primary run-offs in Texas, the politics of the long primary season, and the implications of the results.
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May 9th, 2024 – Why broad labels fail to capture nuances in Texans’ views about abortion access
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.”
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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
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.
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Apr 23rd 2024 – Policy and politics in the Texas Senate’s interim charges
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at different signals transmitted in the Texas Senate’s interim charges.
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Apr 16th, 2024 – What to make of the “Contract with Texas”
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.