Willie Nelson fav/unfavs in Texas, via December 2024 Texas Politics Project Poll, overall, PID & age. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/willie-n... #txlege

A look at how Texas attitudes about AI and constructing data centers in their communities are on vibrating on the same frequency. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texans-...

Texas context for reception of expected claims in Trump speech on elections tonight: Trend in responses to "Do you think Joe Biden legitimately won 2020 election" in @TxPolProject polling btw 2022 and 2026: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-t... Overall & by PID 👇🏽

Texas: Poll finds a competitive U.S. Senate race amid continuing economic concerns, data center backlash. (@jhenson.bsky.social and Joshua Blank, Texas Politics Project) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

A body of data to provide context as Democrats gather in Corpus for their state convention. Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texas-d... #txlege #tx2026

New Second Reading podcast: James Henson and Joshua Blank look at 2026 Texas trial ballots and the strikingly negative views of data centers and AI in the June Texas Politics Project Poll. youtu.be/zSoklIXU1uA?...

Increased Partisan Intensity, a Close Senate Race, and Data Center Backlash in the New Texas Poli...

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Texas Politics Project Poll, U.S. Senate: Paxton 43%, Talarico 42%, Brown 3%, someone else 3%, DK 10%. Rs: Paxton 84% Talarico 5% Brown 2%, else 2% DK 7%; Ds:: Paxton 1% Talarico 88% Brown 3% else 2%, DK 6% Ind: Pax 12% Tal 40% Brown 7% else 8% DK 34% More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/june-po...

Texas responses from April Texas Politics Project Poll: "Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election?" All: 53% yes/34% no/12% not sure Rs: 21% yes/61% no/18% not sure Ds: 92%/5%/3% I: 59%/22%/19% texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/regardle...

“On Monday, some Knicks fans along the motorcade route gestured inhospitably as Mr. Trump was whisked into the arena.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...

Live Updates: New Yorkers Line Up and Brace for Momentous Knicks Game

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Spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties

Construction contracts are being awarded at a historic scale through a streamlined process that could put Trump on track to realize his vision for a border wall.

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Least surprising news of the day. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/05/t...

John Cornyn sticks with Senate GOP after primary loss to Paxton

The Texas senator’s defeat to Ken Paxton sparked talk he’d join the “YOLO Caucus” of Republicans defecting from Donald Trump. This week, he sided with Senate GOP leadership on every key vote.

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Over at the @CNN site, Ron Brownstein goes long on the Paxton-Talarico U.S. Senate race in #Texas. www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/p... #TX2026

A populist will win the Texas Senate race. The question is, which one? | CNN Politics

With Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico already sparring, the Texas Senate race will offer this year’s most direct collision between the competing theories of populism that now dominate...

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The Texas Republican Base Has Spoken: What’s Next? (@jhenson.bsky.social and Joshua Blank) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/199723369/...

In a post-election Second Reading podcast, Joshua Blank and I greet the the end of primary season in Texas with some consideration of what happened, and what's next. And speaking for myself, some relief that this phase, at least, is over. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #tx2026 #txlege

In his latest column, @budkennedy.bsky.social takes a look at the trajectory of GOP views of Ken Paxton. www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-...

A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope

Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.

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As Trump(finally) endorses Ken Paxton in the #TXSen race, some data on the value of the endorsement in a Texas Republican primary, using the deep trend data in the Texas Politics Project polling archive texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/why-tru... #tx2026 #txlege

New Second Reading podcast,:Josh Blank & I join the discussion of GOP pollster Chris Perkins' memo abt Republican turnout in Texas, and pick up on a recent @serranoalej.bsky.social piece to discuss immigration as a GOP issue in the 2026 election in Texas. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-...

Immigration politics show signs of fading potency in Texas GOP via @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2026/05/13/t... Trend data context below: Share of TX voters citing immigration/border sec as MIP facing Tx & share favoring immediately deporting anyone undocumented. #txlege

The crosstabs for the Cornyn/Paxton/Talarico head-to-heads in the April Texas Politics Project poll reveal signs of turnout challenges facing the Tx GOP – & some questions about GOP candidate strength in the general election. @JoshuaMBlank & I took a look: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/senate-...

Trump Reversed Hormuz Plan After Saudis Denied Airspace Access www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/u...

Texas voters sour on President Trump’s handling of inflation and prices and the overall economy. (@jhenson.bsky.social and Joshua Blank, Texas Politics Project) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260430-top...

In this week's Second Reading podcast, we dig beneath the toplines of the U.S. Senate race in Texas in the latest Texas Politics Project Poll, & look at Texas attitudes on gas prices & the war in Iran. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29N...

Undercurrents in the U.S. Senate Race in Texas and Other Reveals in the Latest Texas Politics Pro...

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There are new Texas results from the UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that was released yesterday. Find results, documents, data, and thousands of free, downloadable graphics at the TxPP website: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-p...

Public opinion context for latest moves against Texas cities' enforcement policies: Trend in Texas agreement with the statement, "Undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States should be deported immediately," by PID. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-... #txlege #Tx2026

New Second Reading podcast via the Texas Politics Project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AKt... #txlege

A Texas Vibe Check During the Transitional Election Season

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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

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New Second Reading Podcast: Joshua Blank & I talk over the latest twists in the GOP Senate run off in Texas, then dig into what public opinion data tells us about the possible impact of the U.S. war in Iran on the political climate in Texas. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/the-u-s...

The @nytimes.com convened a panel of Texans to talk about the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate (and a little about the D race). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt: It’s a Republican Showdown in Texas

Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the Senate Republican primary.

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In a new Second Reading podcast, Joshua Blank and I talk about the just released Texas Politics Project polling data from early February does and does not tell us about the U.S. Senate primary races in Texas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc7p...

New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll U.S. Senate Primaries in Texas

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