James Henson
@jhenson.bsky.social
Director of the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin. (Profile image is detail from a painting by Harry Underwood.)
Texas views from June '25 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: In the conflict btw Russia & Ukraine, who do yu sympathize with more?
Rs: Ukraine 41%, Russia 5%, neither 49%, not sure 4%
Ds: Ukraine 81%, Russia 1%, neither 13%, not sure 6%
Ind: 56%/3%/37%/4%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
Rs: Ukraine 41%, Russia 5%, neither 49%, not sure 4%
Ds: Ukraine 81%, Russia 1%, neither 13%, not sure 6%
Ind: 56%/3%/37%/4%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Texas views from June '25 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: In the conflict btw Russia & Ukraine, who do yu sympathize with more?
Rs: Ukraine 41%, Russia 5%, neither 49%, not sure 4%
Ds: Ukraine 81%, Russia 1%, neither 13%, not sure 6%
Ind: 56%/3%/37%/4%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
Rs: Ukraine 41%, Russia 5%, neither 49%, not sure 4%
Ds: Ukraine 81%, Russia 1%, neither 13%, not sure 6%
Ind: 56%/3%/37%/4%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
"Texas economy cools as concerns about tariff, uncertainty persist," via the Dallas Federal Reserve, based on Texas Business Outlook Survey www.dallasfed.org/research/swe...
Echoes UT/Texas Politics Project polls this year. Examples below, more data here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
Echoes UT/Texas Politics Project polls this year. Examples below, more data here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Texas economy cools as concerns about tariff, uncertainty persist," via the Dallas Federal Reserve, based on Texas Business Outlook Survey www.dallasfed.org/research/swe...
Echoes UT/Texas Politics Project polls this year. Examples below, more data here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
Echoes UT/Texas Politics Project polls this year. Examples below, more data here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear...
Result from the Oct 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll – responses to ""How secure do you think the right to freedom of speech is in America today?" 22% said "completely" (7%) or "very secure," while 32% said
"somewhat" & *41%* said "not at all secure." texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/security...
"somewhat" & *41%* said "not at all secure." texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/security...
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Result from the Oct 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll – responses to ""How secure do you think the right to freedom of speech is in America today?" 22% said "completely" (7%) or "very secure," while 32% said
"somewhat" & *41%* said "not at all secure." texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/security...
"somewhat" & *41%* said "not at all secure." texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/security...
Texas concern about the stock market in the October 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/concern-...
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Texas concern about the stock market in the October 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/concern-...
Texas National Guard deployment cost nearly $5 million, report says, via Nicole Cobler for @axios.com axios.com/local/austin... #txlege
A little drill down into UT/Texas Politics Project polling linked in post: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-s... 👇🏽
A little drill down into UT/Texas Politics Project polling linked in post: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-s... 👇🏽
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Texas National Guard deployment cost nearly $5 million, report says, via Nicole Cobler for @axios.com axios.com/local/austin... #txlege
A little drill down into UT/Texas Politics Project polling linked in post: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-s... 👇🏽
A little drill down into UT/Texas Politics Project polling linked in post: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/do-you-s... 👇🏽
Texas views of Saudi Arabia, via Dec 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/saudi-ar... #txlege
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Texas views of Saudi Arabia, via Dec 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/saudi-ar... #txlege
Texas assessments of Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of congressional redistricting efforts, from the August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval... #txlege #tx2026
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Texas assessments of Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of congressional redistricting efforts, from the August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval... #txlege #tx2026
Some looks at Texas public opinion on AG & US Senate aspirant Ken Paxton is handling "the effort to redraw Texas' congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 election," via August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project poll. More tabs/graphics: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Some looks at Texas public opinion on AG & US Senate aspirant Ken Paxton is handling "the effort to redraw Texas' congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 election," via August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project poll. More tabs/graphics: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...
Different looks at Texas approval of how Donald Trump is handling redistricting, via October 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/donald-t... #txlege #Tx2025
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Different looks at Texas approval of how Donald Trump is handling redistricting, via October 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/donald-t... #txlege #Tx2025
Looking back to August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Importance of the #Txlege revising congressional districts in Texas during the special session. Much more on Texas public opinion & redistricting: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear... #tx2026
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Looking back to August 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Importance of the #Txlege revising congressional districts in Texas during the special session. Much more on Texas public opinion & redistricting: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear... #tx2026
Texas approval of how Donald Trump is handling climate change, via UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. Different looks in graphics, graphics for other subgroups here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/donald-t... #txlege #Tx2026
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Texas approval of how Donald Trump is handling climate change, via UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. Different looks in graphics, graphics for other subgroups here: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/donald-t... #txlege #Tx2026
Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker jabs via @axios.com. www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
Below: trend in Cruz job approval in Texas, overall & by PID. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz... #tx2028 #Txlege
Below: trend in Cruz job approval in Texas, overall & by PID. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz... #tx2028 #Txlege
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker jabs via @axios.com. www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
Below: trend in Cruz job approval in Texas, overall & by PID. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz... #tx2028 #Txlege
Below: trend in Cruz job approval in Texas, overall & by PID. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz... #tx2028 #Txlege
Re: Trump endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott - looks at job approval for each in Texas via October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear... #txlege #tx2026
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Re: Trump endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott - looks at job approval for each in Texas via October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/polling/sear... #txlege #tx2026
Graphics for Texas favorability ratings of John Cornyn & Ken Paxton broken down by intensity of conservatism and Republican identification via October UT/Texas Politics Project
Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/john-cor... & texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxt... #txlege #tx2026
Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/john-cor... & texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxt... #txlege #tx2026
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Graphics for Texas favorability ratings of John Cornyn & Ken Paxton broken down by intensity of conservatism and Republican identification via October UT/Texas Politics Project
Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/john-cor... & texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxt... #txlege #tx2026
Poll. More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/john-cor... & texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxt... #txlege #tx2026
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: 43% say their family's economic situation is worse than a year ago, 34% are better off, 35% the same; 61% say the shutdown is bad for the state (but partisans tend to approve of how *their* leaders are handling it.) More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/with-20...
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: 43% say their family's economic situation is worse than a year ago, 34% are better off, 35% the same; 61% say the shutdown is bad for the state (but partisans tend to approve of how *their* leaders are handling it.) More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/with-20...
We'll release new UT/Texas Politics Project polling tomorrow (Wednesday, 10/29) at noon Central Time. Check here tomorrow: texaspolitics.utexas.edu
Preview 👇🏽 #txlege
Preview 👇🏽 #txlege
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
We'll release new UT/Texas Politics Project polling tomorrow (Wednesday, 10/29) at noon Central Time. Check here tomorrow: texaspolitics.utexas.edu
Preview 👇🏽 #txlege
Preview 👇🏽 #txlege
New Second Reading pod: Joshua Blank & I look at the Tx context of the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to IL, and revisit TX attitudes around state response to Jade Helm 15 in 2015. Pod & graphics at the Texas Politics Project site: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #txlege
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New Second Reading pod: Joshua Blank & I look at the Tx context of the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to IL, and revisit TX attitudes around state response to Jade Helm 15 in 2015. Pod & graphics at the Texas Politics Project site: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #txlege
Different looks at new entrant in GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Texas Wesley Hunt's favorability ratings (and name recognition) in Texas via August 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/wesley-h... #txlege #tx2026 #TxSen2026
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Different looks at new entrant in GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Texas Wesley Hunt's favorability ratings (and name recognition) in Texas via August 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/wesley-h... #txlege #tx2026 #TxSen2026
Trend in Texas job approval of the U.S. Congress, overall & by party identification, from our Texas Politics Project poll data archive. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/us-congr... #govtshutdown2025
September 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trend in Texas job approval of the U.S. Congress, overall & by party identification, from our Texas Politics Project poll data archive. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/us-congr... #govtshutdown2025
New Second Reading pod: Joshua Blank & I talk abt the intersection of economic concerns & Trump ratings in Texas + public polling strategies early in the election cycle. On Spotify Apple Podcasts, YouTube & the Texas Politics Project website: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #tx2026 #txlege
September 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New Second Reading pod: Joshua Blank & I talk abt the intersection of economic concerns & Trump ratings in Texas + public polling strategies early in the election cycle. On Spotify Apple Podcasts, YouTube & the Texas Politics Project website: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/second-... #tx2026 #txlege
Americans don't think college is worth it. It is.
Via Emily Peck for @axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosam
Via Emily Peck for @axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosam
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Americans don't think college is worth it. It is.
Via Emily Peck for @axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosam
Via Emily Peck for @axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosam
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll:
Texas redistricting: 34% approve/41% disapprove
Donald Trump job approval: 43% approve/50% disapprove
James Talarico fav/unfav among Tx Dem: 31%/9%
TX direction: 38% right direction/53% wrong track
Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texas-v... [fixed link]
Texas redistricting: 34% approve/41% disapprove
Donald Trump job approval: 43% approve/50% disapprove
James Talarico fav/unfav among Tx Dem: 31%/9%
TX direction: 38% right direction/53% wrong track
Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texas-v... [fixed link]
September 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll:
Texas redistricting: 34% approve/41% disapprove
Donald Trump job approval: 43% approve/50% disapprove
James Talarico fav/unfav among Tx Dem: 31%/9%
TX direction: 38% right direction/53% wrong track
Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texas-v... [fixed link]
Texas redistricting: 34% approve/41% disapprove
Donald Trump job approval: 43% approve/50% disapprove
James Talarico fav/unfav among Tx Dem: 31%/9%
TX direction: 38% right direction/53% wrong track
Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/texas-v... [fixed link]
Do you think vaccines are safe? Texas responses from Dec. 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/general-... Entirely/mostly safe: All 70%; D 86%; R 58%; I 63% Entirely/mostly unsafe: All 12%; D 3%; R 19%; I12% Neither/DK: D 11%; R 23%; I 25% #txlege
September 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Do you think vaccines are safe? Texas responses from Dec. 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/general-... Entirely/mostly safe: All 70%; D 86%; R 58%; I 63% Entirely/mostly unsafe: All 12%; D 3%; R 19%; I12% Neither/DK: D 11%; R 23%; I 25% #txlege
Texas support for giving individuals additional rights to sue people or entities that helped someone obtain abortion pills in violation of state law (April '25 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll)
R: 40% support/37% oppose
D: 15% / 75%
I: 22%/56%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-... #txlege
R: 40% support/37% oppose
D: 15% / 75%
I: 22%/56%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-... #txlege
August 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Texas support for giving individuals additional rights to sue people or entities that helped someone obtain abortion pills in violation of state law (April '25 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll)
R: 40% support/37% oppose
D: 15% / 75%
I: 22%/56%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-... #txlege
R: 40% support/37% oppose
D: 15% / 75%
I: 22%/56%
More: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/support-... #txlege
Texas approval of how state leaders & the #txlege have handled #abortion policy, by age
More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...
More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...
August 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Texas approval of how state leaders & the #txlege have handled #abortion policy, by age
More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...
More tabs: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/approval...