As the #TX2026 election moves into general election mode, Texans' views of the direction of the state, via April 2026 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.
All: 42% right direction, 47% wrong track
Rep: 69%/19%
Dem: 14%/80%
Ind: 25%/58%
More: https://t.co/4a436vuHks #txlege
Trend in @realDonaldTrump job approval in Texas during his second term, via @TxPolProject archives. Among true independents (no party leaners) in April 2026, 73% disapproved, 20% approved, and 6% were either neutral or had no opinion. More: https://t.co/ftzNUM66HO #tx2026
Trend in Texas job approval of Ken Paxton & John Cornyn among Texas Republicans, from @TxPolProject
polling archive. More: https://t.co/pVbTfRpl81 #Txlege#Tx2026 [edit]
Fav/unfavs for Talarico & Paxton among Texas independents (i.e. true indies, no leaners) from April 2026 @TxPolProject poll. More: https://t.co/P0PgjcsOQV #txlege#Txsen2026
Yesterday, @JoshuaMBlank & I looked at the Texas primary run-offs, and considered implications & what's next as the 2026 election moves into a new phase in Texas. Listen and see some related data at the @TxPolProject
site: https://t.co/Drk7Z2FXiF #tx2026#txlege [edit]
In a post-runoff Second Reading podcast, @jamesrhenson & @JoshuaMBlank greet the the end of primary season in Texas with some consideration of what happened, and what's next. https://t.co/bATHyX9jap #tx2026#txlege
Trend in Texas job approval of John Cornyn & Ken Paxton among self-identified conservatives, from @TxPolProject data archive. More: https://t.co/C6B8hddxHK #txsen#Tx2026
New Second Reading Podcast: Texas GOP Worries About Base Turnout Continue as Immigration Agenda Shifts https://t.co/c68iYTx2J7 via @YouTube#txlege#tx2026
Immigration politics show signs of fading potency in Texas GOP via @serrano_alej https://t.co/ykZfPNw724
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 https://t.co/uJURhJO4yG #txlege