New UT Polling and the Current Texas Landscape for the 2026 Election
The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.
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Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.
Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.
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Gov. Abbott Sends the National Guard to Illinois and Wesley Hunt Formally Joins the U.S. Senate Race.
After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott’s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott’s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.
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Shutdown politics and public opinion in Texas
James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.
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Persistent economic concerns hover over views of Trump in Texas and early polling on the U.S. Senate race
James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President’s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project.
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