In this week's episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss Beto O'Rourke's recent campaign announcement for Texas governor.

This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.

In this week's episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the October 2021 UT Texas Tribune poll results.

This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.

Jim and Josh discuss the fallout from Texas State Rep. Matt Krause's letter to Texas school districts seeking information about books on race, gender identity, and sexuality in their libraries and classrooms.

This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.

With the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, Jim and Josh review the output and implications of the long session.

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the Governor Abbott's latest executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by private businesses, and adding the subject to the agenda of the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature.

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This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.

Jim and Josh discuss the policy output of the 87th Legislature and the Texas Republican Party's lean towards appeasing the more conservative sides of their base, and ask the question hovering over Texas politics: How far to the right is too far?

This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera.

In this episode, Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the upcoming redistricting process in the Texas Legislature, from demographics to the very personal politics about to get underway when the legislature reconvenes in another special session.

This Episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.

This week, Jim and Josh dive into the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project poll to talk about the relationship between public opinion and the 87th Texas Legislature, and how party polarization is shaping politics in the legislature and the Texas political system.

This week's episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera.

This week, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans' dour view of conditions in the state as captured in the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, conducted August 20-30 in Texas.

This Episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera

This week, a look at the dynamics of the Texas legislature as the gears begin to grind again after the return of the quorum-busing House Democrats, with some consideration of poll data on ideological polarization among Texas partisans.

This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Harris Codini.