James Henson talks with Brad Johnson, political reporter and managing editor of The Texan, about recent happenings in the Texas Legislature, including the ESA bill voted out of the House Education Committee, the failed attempt to depose Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, and Dan Patrick’s presser this week. They also talk about The Texan’s […]

James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune’s position in the media ecosystem in Texas.

James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.

James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats’ struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.

Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, & James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.

James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how to think about how national politics shape politics in Texas, and consider the feedback loops at work in sorting out the reciprocal effects of Texas and national politics.

James Henson & Joshua Blank look at Gov. Abbott’s emergency items through the lens of Texas Politics Project polling.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank dig into UT/Texas Politics Project polling data in the run-up to the Governor’s State of the State speech.