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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 237 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentNews | |||

James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.
James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas – and maybe the U.S.
James Henson & Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.
James Henson & Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.
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Not the nick, the Real James White; one of the best episodes. You know one point in recent history, Republicans benefitted from racial redistricting that resulted in creating homogeneous Black voter districts, thus, facilitating more Republican and white districts. Therefore, at this point in time, how much does race still explain voting patterns?
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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