Inside Intelligence

For this week's version of our nonscientific survey of political and government insiders in Texas, we asked about Rick Perry's chances — before and after "Oops." Full Story 

Rick Perry's "oops" moment was costly in our survey of political and government insiders, and we also took soundings on third-party candidates, court-drawn political maps, and the strength of the Tea Party. Full Story 

In our nonscientific survey of the state's governmental and political insiders, we asked about big problems, immigration, the death penalty, public education and whether Texans would vote for a Mormon if they agreed with that candidate on issues. Full Story 

The new UT/Texas Tribune poll found Texans in a lukewarm mood about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid, but the Inside Intelligence survey has found Texas insiders edging into downright cranky territory in their assessments of the governor. Full Story 

The insiders answered questions from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll for the second week in a row, this time on the death penalty, education, top issues facing Texas, and whether the people they know would vote for a Mormon candidate with whom they agree on issues. Full Story 

If the October 2011 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll captured Texans in a lukewarm mood about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid, the Texas Tribune/Texas Weekly Inside Intelligence survey found Texas insiders edging into downright cranky territory in their assessments of the governor. Full Story 

In this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we stuck with the presidential race and the governor, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state. Full Story 

We stuck with the presidential race and the governor in this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state. Full Story 

For our latest nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the governor's performance as a presidential candidate and checked to see who they think the Republicans will nominate for its top two offices next year. Full Story 

Our insiders are watching their governor closely, and half of the people who've been watching him the longest — and professionally, at that — say he's not doing as well in the presidential campaign as they expected. That said, they're not writing him off. Full Story 

For this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about whether the latest round of school finance lawsuits is serious and how it will play during the elections and in the legislative session that starts in 2013. Full Story 

This week, we asked the insiders whether the school finance lawsuits will play in the elections and in the next legislative session. Full Story 

In this week's nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about the news about Gov. Rick Perry, and which stories will fade and which will linger. Full Story 

It's been a noisy week for Rick Perry, the presidential candidate, so we asked the insiders whether any of what they've heard and read over the last few days will stick. Will the stories have legs? Is the good news good enough to last? The bad news? Full Story 

In this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about corporate and third-party money in campaigns and about whether voters and the media pay the right amount of attention to money in politics. Full Story 

Federal campaign fundraising deadlines are upon us, so we poked the insiders this week for their views on money and politics. Full Story 

In this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about immigration — and how Rick Perry's positions as governor will work out for his campaign for president. Full Story 

Immigration issues jumped into the center ring of the presidential race, so we took the opportunity to ask our insiders how that's going to play for Gov. Rick Perry. The verdict? It depends. Full Story 

In the latest of our nonscientific polls of government and political insiders, we asked about wildfires and the drought and about what changes — if any — should be made to government policy and regulation. Full Story 

Amidst a record-setting drought and neighborhood-devouring wildfires, we asked the insiders this week about water and fire policy. Full Story