Events

  • Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

    Texas Politics Speaker Series Interview with Joe Straus
    On February 11 at 3:30 PM, the Texas Politics Project Welcomed Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, to the University of Texas at Austin for a Live Streamed Interview. The full interview and select clips are now available for viewing!

  • Legislative Internship Seminar

    Legislative Internship Seminar 2015
    The Texas Politics Project, in conjunction with the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, held a seminar for prospective legislative interns in the run-up to the 2015 legislative session on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at UT-Austin.

  • Post-Election Roundtable

    2014 Post-Election Roundtable
    On Friday, November 7 the Texas Politics Project and the Department of Government presented a discussion of the 2014 Texas elections with Dr. Mark Jones of Rice University, Dr. Richard Murray of the University of Houston, Dr. Daron Shaw of UT-Austin, and Dr. James Henson of UT-Austin. Highlights from the event will be posted in the video index shortly. Stay tuned.

From the Archive

The Texas Politics Project regularly interviews current and former political journalists, newsmakers, and political actors in order to capture a comprehensive set of contemporary, first person accounts of Texas political history. To see what the Texas Politics Project has to offer, please visit our Video Index or our YouTube page.

For Students

The Texas Politics Project engages in a range of educational initiatives including maintaining an online Texas politics textbook, offering an online course in Texas politics that meets the state's mandated requirements, and much more. To learn about these initiatives, please visit our Education page.

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