For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about campaign finance, endorsements and advertising.
Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence is the insider’s poll historically featured in Texas Weekly, our former political newsletter. It’s a survey of political, lobby, and government insiders on issues of the day. These days, you can find it in our new insiders’ newsletter, The Blast.
Inside Intelligence: About Those Election Dates…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about moving the dates for presidential and non-presidential primaries, about straight-ticket voting and about online voter registration.
Inside Intelligence: About Those 2014 Elections…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics — our last one of 2013 — we asked for election predictions.
Inside Intelligence: About the 2014 Campaign Filings…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the candidate filings and about the 2014 primaries.
Inside Intelligence: About Choosing Leaders…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked whether legislators ought to be picking U.S. senators instead of voters, and about current and future leaders of the state’s university systems.
Inside Intelligence: About the State of the Parties…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte’s effect on the Democratic ticket, when Republicans will win a majority of Hispanics and how the primaries foretell the future.
Inside Intelligence: About Those Public Universities…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we turned to higher education, about who’s the best and who will be, about the battle of the titans at UT-Austin and about college athletics.
Inside Intelligence: About That New Abortion Law…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the political fallout from the state’s new laws on abortion and women’s health centers.
Inside Intelligence: About the Senator From Texas…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and about where he stands in relation to Republican voters in Texas and elsewhere.
Inside Intelligence: About the Senate’s Next Leader…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the lieutenant governor’s race, and about what might happen in the state Senate depending on the winner.


