On this week’s Second Reading Podcast, I spent some time with Ross Ramsey talking about how 2026 fits into the arc of Texas politics. youtu.be/4aUnEWPPWos?...
@jhenson.bsky.socialJames Henson
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Director of the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin. (Profile image is detail from a painting by Harry Underwood.)
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@andyostroy.bsky.socialReposted by @jhenson.bsky.socialTexas pollster/professor @jhenson.bsky.social's in THE BACK ROOM discussing these critical Q's & more: Is TX finally turning blue? Will @jamestalarico.bsky.social be its next senator? Will @ginafortexas.bsky.social be its next governor? And who'll win the midterms? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
@columbiaigp.bsky.socialReposted by @jhenson.bsky.socialLIVE soon 🔴 A @columbiaigp.bsky.social webinar on the 2026 Midterms: The Battleground States
Featuring @jhenson.bsky.social, Jeannette Lee, Robert Shapiro, & Tim Naftali.
Watch: youtube.com/live/CIkaFxo...
@sightline.orgReposted by @jhenson.bsky.socialHear from Sightline's former AK Research Director Jeanette Lee at this @columbiasipa.bsky.social panel (alongside @jhenson.bsky.social and Robert Shapiro) on midterm election dynamics this Thursday, Oct. 8.
@jhenson.bsky.socialJim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
@jhenson.bsky.socialJust posted a Zoom linkz
@jhenson.bsky.socialDrop in - via Zoom Link. columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@jhenson.bsky.socialCheck it out. x.com/i/broadcasts...
@jhenson.bsky.socialEnjoyed talking an early morning conversation with @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and appreciated the invitation.
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.socialReposted by @jhenson.bsky.socialIs James Talarico about to become the first Democrat to take Texas in decades? Latest Politics Weekly America is a deep dive with Texas political sage @jhenson.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0ld2...
@jhenson.bsky.socialSecond Reading Podcast: What We Can and Can't Know About the 2026 Election (today) texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-...
@jhenson.bsky.socialOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
@jhenson.bsky.socialKen Paxton is in the @thewatchpod guys’ heads this week in a very Texas episode. Fair enough, but puts a little crimp in my “I just want to think about TV for an hour” jam.
Anyway. open.spotify.com/episode/19Oq...
@jhenson.bsky.social@jhenson.bsky.socialUpdate from Lauren McGaughy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
@jhenson.bsky.socialAs the GOP convention gets underway in Dallas, a few looks at Texas views of whether "the Republican Party is welcoming to people like you," from August 2026 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. Much more here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/views-o...
@jhenson.bsky.socialDo you think the U.S. should end the conflict w/ Iran now, or should it continue the conflict until Iran gives up more? (TX RV's, Aug '26 Texas Politics Project Poll) .
End now: all 54%; R 27%; D 83%; Ind 63%
Continue..: all 30%; R 56%; D 5%; Ind 13%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-t...
@jhenson.bsky.socialNew Second Reading pod: Joshua Blank & I dig into Texas views of the impact of building more data centers in 13 areas & look at how these results align w/ an instance of pro-data center messaging on social media. Graphic taste 👇🏽 texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #txlege