Post Date: January 2013

The GOP's Immigration Problem

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Joshua Blank, PhD

A proposed federal immigration reform poses a test for Texas Republicans: Their leaders, compared to politicians from other states, tend to be more moderate. But those leaders stand at the front of a GOP that is hostile to some of the proposal's key points.

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Lawmakers Fret About Water, but the Public Doesn't

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Joshua Blank, PhD

Water has emerged as the top infrastructure issue before the 83rd Legislature — an issue that appears to be more important to lawmakers than to most of the people they represent.

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