For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked some questions from the latest UT/TT poll about the economy, the state of the state and the country, and the most important problems ahead.
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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: Who’s Voting?
For this week’s nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about some hot Republican congressional primaries, about voter turnout and about early voting.
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Inside Intelligence: Congressional Races
For the latest nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about several hotly contested Democratic primaries for Congress, and we threw in a question about the email volleys roiling the Texas Senate.
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Inside Intelligence: What’s Moving the Dial?
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and governmental insiders, we asked about the issues and groups with the greatest influence on the May primaries, about early voting, and about whether online voting ought to be allowed.
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Inside Intelligence: House Primary Predictions
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about 10 of the hottest primary races involving incumbents in the Texas House.
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Inside Intelligence: Ethically Speaking
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the state’s Ethics Commission, reporting laws for lobbyists and third-party advocates, and about ending pensions for lawbreaking lawmakers.
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Inside Intelligence: Making Predictions
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked for predictions on some of the key races on the May 29 primary ballot.
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Inside Intelligence: How Many, and What Sort?
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we turned to the elections, predictions about how many and what kind of Republicans will get elected, most important and expensive races, and what to ask a candidate if you could only ask one question.
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Inside Intelligence: About Next Summer…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of the state’s political and government insiders, we asked about their current assessment of the presidential race, federal health care, prosecutor accountability, and whether the governor could wind up on the national ticket.
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Inside Intelligence: About Economic Development…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the state’s infrastructure problems, about tax incentives for a cash-rich company and about the economic effects of Texas vs. the EPA.