Second Reading Podcast

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.

Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events – the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton’s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.

Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court’s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican’s thoughts on transgender people’s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.

Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.