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Eyes On The Prize! Texas Dems Lead In New Poll, And More - Daily Dispatch 10/14/26

Oct 14, 2026 · 12 min · 12 segments

The last UT Austin/Texas Politics Project poll before the election finds Democrats with slight edges in six statewide races. The Houston Chronicle endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor, Vikki Goodwin…

The last UT Austin/Texas Politics Project poll before the election finds Democrats with slight edges in six statewide races. The Houston Chronicle endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor, Vikki Goodwin proposes a new environmental rights amendment, and Jon Rosenthal out-raises Republican Bo French. Yet another Ken Paxton scandal hits as the Washington Post identifies a range of donors who benefited from decisions made by his Texas AG's Office. A judge rules that Tarrant County does NOT have to restore polling locations eliminated from marginalized neighborhoods, as a lawsuit is filed against the state over the DPS website issue that left as many as 500,000 voter registrations incomplete. And the Bexar County Sheriff's Office is expanding its investigation of assaults on protestors at last week's Trump rally in San Antonio. Axios Austin: https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/14/texas-poll-talarico-paxton-senate Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endorsements/article/gina-hinojosa-texas-governor-abbott-2026-22470093.php Vikki Goodwin: https://www.vikkigoodwin.com/stewardship-amendment Texas Tribune on Rosenthal: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/06/jon-rosenthal-bo-french-fundraising-election-2026-texas-railroad-commission/ Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/11/texas-gop-senate-candidate-ken-paxton-wrote-legal-opinions-that-benefited-large-donors/ Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/article/judge-denies-request-reinstate-tarrant-county-22475656.php Texas Tribune on DPS lawsuit: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/14/texas-voter-registration-lawsuit-applications-failure/ Fox SA: https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/crime-is-a-nonpartisan-issue-bcso-seeks-out-trump-rally-assault-witnesses Sign up for our RGV live podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/rgvpodcast26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make your voting plan NOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GoVoteTexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Your ballot based on your address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2026/texas-general-election-ballot-november-2026/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Substack version of the Daily Dispatch:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@progresstexas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Progress Texas is now part of the lineups at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KPFT-FM in Houston,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empower House Radio in San Antonio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KZSM True Community Radio in San Marcos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about and contribut to our ongoing radio initiative:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find our web store and other ways to support our important work:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]()

The last UT Austin/Texas Politics Project poll before the election finds Democrats with slight edges in six statewide races. The Houston Chronicle endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor, Vikki Goodwin…

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Speakers: Chris MosserHost

Top entities: Texas×25 Letitia Plummer×5 Jon Rosenthal×8 Gina Hinojosa×9 The Washington Post×5

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasLeftAudience≈43k followers

Texas Statewide Polling0:50 – 2:08

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Just days from early voting, Axios Austin reporting on the final University of Texas and Texas Politics Project poll before the November election shows Texas Democrats in their most competitive position across the statewide ballot in years, now holding narrow leads in several races.

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The end of more than three decades of Republican dominance in Texas statewide elections is a real possibility.

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Democratic Senate nominee James Tallarico leads Republican Ken Paxton 50 to 47 percent.

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Democrat Gina Hinojosa leads incumbent Governor Greg Abbott 49 to 48 percent.

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Democrat Vicki Goodwin leads Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick 49 to 46 percent.

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Democrat Nathan Johnson leads Republican Mays Middleton 48 to 47 percent in the attorney general's race.

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It's going to come down to turnout with all six of the statewide contests surveyed within the polls margin of error.

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Texas Politics Project Director Jim Henson at UT Austin notes that there's a gap in enthusiasm between the two parties that appears primed to benefit the Democrats.

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53% of responding Dems say they're extremely enthusiastic about voting, compared with only about 37% of Republicans who say they're equally fired up.

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This last UT poll was conducted September 25th through October 5th as an enormously expensive Senate advertising battle had ramped up.

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Texas Statewide Polling0:50 – 2:08

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Chris MosserHost

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Just days from early voting, Axios Austin reporting on the final University of Texas and Texas Politics Project poll before the November election shows Texas Democrats in their most competitive position across the statewide ballot in years, now holding narrow leads in several races.

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Chris MosserHost

1:07

The end of more than three decades of Republican dominance in Texas statewide elections is a real possibility.

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Chris MosserHost

1:14

Democratic Senate nominee James Tallarico leads Republican Ken Paxton 50 to 47 percent.

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Chris MosserHost

1:19

Democrat Gina Hinojosa leads incumbent Governor Greg Abbott 49 to 48 percent.

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Chris MosserHost

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Democrat Vicki Goodwin leads Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick 49 to 46 percent.

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Chris MosserHost

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Democrat Nathan Johnson leads Republican Mays Middleton 48 to 47 percent in the attorney general's race.

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Chris MosserHost

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It's going to come down to turnout with all six of the statewide contests surveyed within the polls margin of error.

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Chris MosserHost

1:43

Texas Politics Project Director Jim Henson at UT Austin notes that there's a gap in enthusiasm between the two parties that appears primed to benefit the Democrats.

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Chris MosserHost

1:52

53% of responding Dems say they're extremely enthusiastic about voting, compared with only about 37% of Republicans who say they're equally fired up.

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Chris MosserHost

2:01

This last UT poll was conducted September 25th through October 5th as an enormously expensive Senate advertising battle had ramped up.

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