Second Reading Podcast

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.

Another Texas Legislative Session is in the History Books
Jun 3, 2025 – 1:10:02
#Txlege Vibe Check Ahead of a Busy Weekend at the Texas Capitol
May 23, 2025 – 43:32
Public Opinion and the Big Issues Still Unresolved in the Texas Legislature
May 15, 2025 – 53:36
New Texas Politics Project Poll finds the economy and shifting immigration views shaping views of Trump and of legislative priorities
May 7, 2025 – 1:06:13
Abortion legislation moving in the Texas Legislature, internecine GOP conflict in the Texas House, and more with the Austin American-Statesman’s Bayliss Wagner
May 1, 2025 – 1:00:37
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

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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.