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Analysis of Texas Politics from Jim Henson and Josh Blank of the Texas Politics Project

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Joshua Blank

Joshua Blank is the Research Director of the Texas Politics Project. Born in New York, NY, he has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston University and a doctoral degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin.      

Host On

  • Gov. Abbott Sends the National Guard to Illinois and Wesley Hunt Formally Joins the U.S. Senate Race.
  • Shutdown politics and public opinion in Texas
  • Persistent economic concerns hover over views of Trump in Texas and early polling on the U.S. Senate race
  • New Texas polling data on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other legislative priorities
  • Change vs. more of the same in Texas

Guest On

  • The Opaque Texas Speaker’s Race: We don’t know more than we know
  • October 10th, 2023 – Texas public opinion and Gov. Abbott’s special session agenda
  • April 4th, 2023 – Looming budget politics in the Texas House & the strange case of the Senate re-do on SB 18
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