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Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project.Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.

Recent Episodes
  • Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report talks about the state of play in the Texas Legislature as the session enters its final weeks
    Apr 24, 2025 – 1:08:06
  • ESAs Finally Triumph in the Texas House
    Apr 17, 2025 – 52:18
  • Tariff-driven economic upheaval injects more uncertainty into Texas budget politics
    Apr 10, 2025 – 50:20
  • The Texan’s Brad Johnson on big happenings in the Texas Legislature this week, and the media environment in Texas
    Apr 4, 2025 – 1:04:36
  • The Texas Tribune’s Jasper Scherer talks about his recent scoop, with Kayla Guo, on Lt. Gov. Patrick’s special session threat
    Mar 27, 2025 – 40:43
  • “Texas went above and beyond”: A Conversation with The New Yorker’s Jonathan Blitzer
    Mar 17, 2025 – 56:27
  • A conversation with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about the steep challenges facing Democrats nationally and in Texas
    Mar 13, 2025 – 45:10
  • Trump ascendant in Texas in new statewide poll
    Mar 6, 2025 – 59:31
  • A chat with Greg Cox about producing a daily Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play on the big issues in the state legislature
    Feb 27, 2025 – 37:37
  • Taking stock of the political mood in the Texas Legislature as both chambers get to work
    Feb 20, 2025 – 42:42
  • How nationalized are Texas politics?
    Feb 13, 2025 – 40:47
  • Texas Public Opinion and Gov. Abbott’s Emergency Items
    Feb 6, 2025 – 35:51
  • Texas Public Opinion as the #TxLege Agenda Develops
    Jan 30, 2025 – 53:13
  • Politics in the Texas House and views of the Trump agenda in Texas
    Jan 23, 2025 – 49:56
  • Public opinion in Texas and the Trump agenda
    Jan 16, 2025 – 1:02:15
  • The Opaque Texas Speaker’s Race: We don’t know more than we know
    Dec 5, 2024 – 54:52
  • Understanding Texas Latinos‘ swing to Trump in 2024
    Nov 21, 2024 – 1:15:53
  • How the 2024 GOP surge washed over Texas
    Nov 6, 2024 – 58:50
  • A last look at election issues in Texas before Election Day
    Oct 31, 2024 – 51:17
  • Down to the wire: results from the final UT/Texas Politics Project Poll before Election Day
    Oct 22, 2024 – 1:01:05
  • A race to the middle? Checking in on the Cruz-Allred Senate race in Texas
    Oct 10, 2024 – 45:34
  • September 25th, 2024 – Public opinion and other context for the Speaker Race in the Texas House of Representatives
    Sep 25, 2024 – 50:32
  • September 19th, 2024 – The latest round of GOP efforts on “election integrity” in Texas, and the long term consequences of two decades of voting politics in the state
    Sep 19, 2024 – 51:53
  • September 10th, 2024 – The Presidential Race in Texas
    Sep 10, 2024 – 1:07:59
  • August 29th, 2024 – Texas Republicans go back to the well with moves on the border, immigration, and “election integrity” 
    Aug 29, 2024 – 1:04:40
  • August 22nd, 2024 – The political profile of female voters in Texas as Democrats reach out to women in Chicago.
    Aug 22, 2024 – 51:36
  • August 15th, 2024 – Quorum Report’s Harvey Kronberg on the implications of the rebooted presidential race in Texas politics
    Aug 15, 2024 – 1:00:07
  • August 8th, 2024 – Early baselines for the Harris ticket in Texas and rumblings in state politics
    Aug 8, 2024 – 48:02
  • July 11th, 2024 – Hurricane politics in Texas and the storm around Biden’s presidential campaign
    Jul 11, 2024 – 50:02
  • June 20th, 2024 – Trump’s Convictions and the 2024 Presidential Election in Texas
    Jun 20, 2024 – 1:02:41
  • May 29th, 2024 – More than a Phelan: the implications of the primary run-offs in Texas
    May 29, 2024 – 53:37
  • May 9th, 2024 – Why broad labels fail to capture nuances in Texans’ views about abortion access
    May 9, 2024 – 47:55
  • May 3 2024 – What the new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll can and can’t tell up about the state of the 2024 election in Texas
    May 3, 2024 – 1:06:08
  • Apr 23rd 2024 – Policy and politics in the Texas Senate’s interim charges
    Apr 23, 2024 – 1:03:13
  • Apr 16th, 2024 – What to make of the “Contract with Texas”
    Apr 16, 2024 – 54:34
  • Apr 2nd, 2024 – How competitive will the 2024 presidential election be in Texas?
    Apr 2, 2024 – 48:38
  • Mar 28th 2024 – News roundup: The courts shape politics, a speaker’s race is underway in the House, and the presidential contest in Texas.
    Mar 28, 2024 – 53:31
  • Mar 19th, 2024 – The nexus of Texas’ fight with the federal government over the border & Texas nationalism
    Mar 19, 2024 – 58:30
  • Mar 7th, 2024 – Unpacking the 2024 Texas Primary Results
    Mar 7, 2024 – 52:45
  • Feb 27th, 2024 – Democratic shifts on border issues and Trump endorsements in Texas House Races
    Feb 27, 2024 – 46:07
  • Feb 20th, 2024 – What the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us (and doesn’t) about the Texas primary
    Feb 20, 2024 – 57:49
  • Feb 8th, 2024 – A Conversation with Ross Ramsey about Donald Trump and the Texas GOP
    Feb 8, 2024 – 46:22
  • Jan 30th, 2024 – Texas Border Politics Take National Center Stage
    Jan 30, 2024 – 58:24
  • Jan 23rd, 2024 – A busy Interlude in Texas Politics – from a SCOTUS Ruling on the Border to Paxton’s about-face
    Jan 23, 2024 – 51:44
  • January 18, 2024 – A Post-Iowa Look at Donald Trump and the Texas GOP
    Jan 18, 2024 – 57:00
  • January 9th, 2024 – Public opinion and 2024 primary politics in Texas 
    Jan 9, 2024 – 1:00:00
  • December 7th, 2023 – The Major Themes of a Tumultuous Year in Texas Politics
    Dec 7, 2023 – 1:12:53
  • November 30th, 2023 – Another special session in Texas ends with a whimper
    Nov 30, 2023 – 48:27
  • November 8th, 2023 – Texas voters affirm most of the Legislature’s constitutional amendments, while GOP disagreements simmer in another special session
    Nov 8, 2023 – 55:00
  • October 31st, 2023 – Texas Public Opinion Toward Vouchers and Ken Paxton in the Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll
    Oct 31, 2023 – 44:31
Recent Reviews
  • yasssssss bruhhhhhh
    Stop interrupting each other
    I like this podcast a lot but the hosts often interrupt each other mid sentence. It feels chaotic and stressful to listen to at moments.
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