Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.

Jim Henson & Josh Blank look at the multiple factors that shaped the decision of (most) Republicans in the Texas Senate’s to reject the House’s impeachment charges against Ken Paxton – and the fallout.

Jim Henson, Joshua Blank & Daron Shaw talk over results from the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll related to the 2024 election.

Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton’s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas’ border buoys and public education.

Jim & Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s trial is set to begin.

Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn’t heard enough about Ken Paxton’s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott’s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.

Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.

Jim and Josh take a close look Texans’ reviews of the legislature’s action on policies in the state and the generally mediocre reviews of the 88th Legislature (so far). 

Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans’ largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.