The Texas Politics Project

In this week's pod, @JoshuaMBlank & I connect the much-discussed @ragnarresearch memo on GOP primary turnout & @serrano_alej's recent reporting on immigration as a GOP issue in #Tx2026. #txlege

New Second Reading Podcast: Texas GOP Worries About Base Turnout Continue as Immigration Agenda Shifts youtu.be/Ozm7MuVw2zQ?si… via @YouTube #txlege #tx2026

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

Head-to-head match-ups for Senate in the April @TxPolProjecrt poll provide some early indicators of GOP turnout challenges, the arc of the Texas GOP – and who is most likely turn out GOP voters in the fall. Via @jamesrhenson & @JoshuaMBlank texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/senate-ra… #txlege

Most Texans oppose U.S. military action in #Iran, new poll finds yahoo.com/news/articles/… via @MateoRosilesTX #tx2026

Support for deployment of U.S. ground troops in #Iran, via new @TxPolProject Poll: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/would-you-…

Trend in the share of Texas voters saying immigration or border security is Texas' most important problem, by party ID, updated with results from new April @TxPolProject Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/chart/trend-pe… #txlege #Tx2026

In this week's Second Reading podcast, @JoshuaMBlank & I 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. #Txlege" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/watch?v=A29N8T…

Trend in Texas views of the U.S. Supreme Court, updated with results from April 2026 @TxPolProject Poll. (Before VRA decision). #overall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/us-supreme… #SCOTUS

Texas approval of U.S. Congress, from April 2026 @TxPolProject Poll. #overall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/u-s-congre… #tx2026

2 results in new @TxPolProject poll underline partisan responses to SCOTUS VRA decision: "How often do...people who are eligible to vote in Tx elections are prevented from voting?" "How often...that people who are not eligible vote in Tx elections?" More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-pol…

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With Sec. Hegseth & Gen. Cain set to testify in Congress today, Texas views of the U.S. military attack on #Iran, via just-released @TxPolProject Poll. All: 37% approve/49% disapprove R: 69% / 16% D: 7% / 84% I: 11% / 72% More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-pol… #tx2026

The share of Texas voters who were "very concerned" about the price of gasoline and energy jumped from 38% in February to 61% in April. More from new @TxPolProject April poll: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-pol… #tx2026 #txlege

Below the lede, PID tabs in hypothetical U.S. Senate match-ups in the just-released @TxPolProject Poll provide crucial context – see tabs below. Abt 60% of GOP voters committed to R candidates in each match up. More write-up & results here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-pol… #txlege #Tx2026

New @TxPolProject poll of #TXSen shows: documentcloud.org/documents/2808… Talarico-40% Cornyn-33% Talarico-42% Paxton-34% Generic Ballot-Congress R-43% D-41% Generic Ballot-#txlege R-44% D-40%

We just released April 2026 statewide polling results. Data, 1000's of free graphics, discussion here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-pol… #txlege

Listen to the new Second Reading podcast with relevant data graphics and find links to Lyceum poll results in a post on the Texas Politics Project website. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-re… #txlege #tx2026

New Second Reading podcast: @jamesrhenson talks with @UTAustin Government Department Robert D. Moser about U.S. national interests, and the intertwined domestic and international dimensions of the war in #Iran. youtube.com/watch?v=Ecnuip…

In a new Second Reading podcast, @jamesrhenson & @JoshuaMBlank look at the where intraparty conflict still lingers & where general election positioning is starting. youtu.be/8AKt06GJKkI?si… #Tx2026