Jim Henson
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Director, @TxPolProject at UT Austin, UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, Second Reading pod, Texas Politics webtext via @soomolearning. More: @jhenson.bsky.social
Austin, TX
Joined June 2009
RT @TxPolProject: New Second Reading Podcast: @jamesrhenson and @JoshuaMBlank consider the agenda for the special session of the 89th #txle….
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Had a good time moderating a discussion of the upcoming #txlege session with a good crew - @gromerjeffers, @HKronberg & first-time nerd @James_Barragan for @texasadvocacy's Nerdy for 30 series. Recording & PAAT info here:
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Texans' expectation of the impact of #tariffs on prices of everyday goods, from June 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. Much more: #txlege
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"the smartest approach to #college may be. the one that its trajectory of late has conspired agnst: range widely across subject offerings & focus not on a skill that cld become obsolete but on intellectual dexterity & powers of judgment" via @FrankBruni
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Floods put @GregAbbott_TX at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand via @matthewichoi @PatrickSvitek & Brianna Sacks #txlege #Tx2026.
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RT @MikeBoard1200: The City of Kerrville is addressing reports that personal items are being discovered in the flood area and downstream.….
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“Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) also said on social media he plans to introduce a resolution demanding the Trump administration release the Epstein files” #txlege
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Trend in Texas support for immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., by PID, via Texas Politics Project Poll data archive. More: #txlege
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“July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents show. “ via @NYTimes.
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AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign via @TexasTribune #TX2026.
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His company, which imports thick spools of wire, quickly raised its own prices. “This jump is real and we are treating it as real. Prices will go up. They have to, to afford that cost.” via @NYTimes.
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Texas RV: ". the 14th Amendment . says that all children born in the US are automatically U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' legal status. Would you favor or oppose changing the Constitution to REPEAL this part of the 14th Amendment?".#txlege
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Trend in U.S. Senator John Cornyn job approval among Republicans & conservatives in Texas, via UT/@TxPolProject Poll data archive: #Txlege #Tx2026
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Trend in Texas AG Ken Paxton job approval among Republicans & conservatives in Texas via @TxPolProject pol data archive. #tx2026 #txlege
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“What Ken Paxton has put his family through is truly repulsive and disgusting,” Joanna Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said . “No one should have to endure what Angela Paxton has.” Oof.via @jdavidgoodman #tx2026.
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Favorability ratings of Texas AG Ken Paxton by gender, religiosity, & interpretations of the Bible, from the June 2025 UT/@TxPolProject Poll. More: #txlege #tx2026 #baselines
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