In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines' primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives' bill proposing changes to state government's emergency powers during pandemics.

Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.

In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year's worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.

Jim and Josh discuss the 'Constitutional Carry' Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.

Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.

Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans' experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.

Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.

In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature's political response to last month's storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.

In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT's handling of the recent winter weather disaster.