The Texas Politics Project

The Texas Politics Project at @UTAustin. Home of the Texas Politics webtext, the UT/ Texas Politics Project Poll & other Texas resources.

[The Texas Politics Project @TxPolProject]

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

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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]

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Over at the @CNN site, @RonBrownstein goes long on the Paxton-Talarico U.S. Senate race in #Texas. https://t.co/FMY9FuHK0y #TX2026

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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]

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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

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Texas fav/unfav for @jamestalarico & @KenPaxtonTX in their own parties, via April 2026 @TxPolProject polling. More on both: https://t.co/P0PgjcsOQV #Tx2026 #Txsen

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Different looks at Texas fav/unfav ratings of @jamestalarico from the April 2026 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. https://t.co/UgyUrfXMXW

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Trend in Texas views of the Democratic Party, via @TxPolProject polling data archive. More tabs & data: https://t.co/LrROxuuxXl

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Texas views of the Republican Party, by party id, via @TxPolProject polling archive. https://t.co/yqriAIFmSD #tx2026

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Trend in Texas job approval of @KenPaxtonTX & @JohnCornyn overall, via @TxPolProject archive. https://t.co/C6B8hddxHK #Txsen #txlege

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

Texas concerns about the the cost of housing, from April 2026 @TxPolProject polling. https://t.co/aDHlLGhkRh

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

As @realDonaldTrump (finally) endorses
@KenPaxtonTX in the #TXSen, some data on the value of the endorsement in Texas Republican primaries, using the deep trend data in the @TxPolProject
polling archive at @UTAustin
https://t.co/c25MlNqiFR #tx2026 #txlege [edit]

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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

[The Texas Politics Project @TxPolProject]

New Second Reading Podcast: Texas GOP Worries About Base Turnout Continue as Immigration Agenda Shifts https://t.co/c68iYTx2J7 via @YouTube #txlege #tx2026

[Jim Henson @jamesrhenson]

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

[The Texas Politics Project @TxPolProject]

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

[The Texas Politics Project @TxPolProject]

Most Texans oppose U.S. military action in #Iran, new poll finds https://t.co/Yrvj3fR3vs via @MateoRosilesTX #tx2026