For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about federal health care and the state, about abortion legislation touted by the governor and about state money for Planned Parenthood.
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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.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Ethics Laws…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about state ethics laws — about lawmakers’ disclosure of personal finances, of client lists, and about what laws the insiders would change if they could.
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Inside Intelligence: About That Money…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked questions about the budget, about how lawmakers will spend the money they’ve got, the chances for a business tax, and the outlook for other fiscal proposals.
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Inside Intelligence: Another Look at Gun Laws…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we returned to the subject of gun laws, asking the same set of questions posed after July’s theater shooting in Colorado. After Connecticut’s schoolhouse shooting, the answers have changed.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Outside Activists…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about the influence of outside activists — in general, and then specifically on the race for speaker and proposals to change the Senate’s procedural rules.
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Inside Intelligence: About the Leadership…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the power of the three leaders in the Capitol, and a ranking of who’s strongest and weakest among the statewide elected officials in Texas.
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Inside Out: A Large Difference of Opinion
Ask the Texas public a question, and then ask the insiders in Texas politics and government the same question. The gaps are huge.
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Inside Intelligence: About the Infrastructure…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about big-ticket infrastructure issues — whether lawmakers will approve any of them and where they might look for money.
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Inside Intelligence: About Conservatives and Hispanics…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about issues important to conservatives and to Hispanics, and about whether Texas Republicans have a good shot at a majority of Hispanic voters in the near future.
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Inside Intelligence: A Last Bit of Punditry….
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders from government and politics, we made temporary assignments in punditry, asking insiders to explain the elections, whether the governor is done and how legislative leaders’ clout was affected.