Polling over the last two years from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune suggests that education has not become more salient to Texas voters, nor have perceptions of school quality suffered significantly.
Joshua Blank
Joshua Blank is the manager of polling and research at the Texas Politics Project. Born in New York, New York, he has a bachelor's degree in political science from Boston University and a master's and doctorate in government, from the University of Texas at Austin.
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The Polling Center: Disapproval and Its Consequence
Some voters will associate a particular policy with a particular individual, and they will probably transfer the opinion of the person to the issue at hand. President Obama’s numbers in Texas show that any issue he supports is unlikely to gain much traction in the state.
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Criminal Justice
The Polling Center: Texans’ View of Gay Marriage Shifts
While the country has been jogging toward its new position on gay marriage, polling numbers show Texans appear to have been moseying along in the same direction.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Papal and Public Opinion on Gay Marriage
Whether or not the Catholic Church remains strongly opposed to gay marriage under Pope Francis I, one thing is for sure: There is a clear and widening gap between papal and public opinion on same-sex relationships in the U.S., and Texas is no exception.
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Energy
The Polling Center: Water Not Floating to Top With Texas Voters
Despite water’s saturation of the political priority list, the public still appears ambivalent about Texas’ water needs and out of step with state legislators on how to pay for it, according to the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Economy
The Polling Center: California’s Conservative Migration to Texas
The wave of migrants coming from California are coming for the economy, and it is not safe to assume this is a pack of West Coast liberals who want to change Texas politics.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
The Polling Center: UT/TT Poll Changes With Evolving Environment
By increasing our sample size and providing more analyses of the data in our blog, we hope to provide interested parties with what they seek: in-depth coverage of the actors and issues that are driving important parts of the political process in the state.
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The Polling Center: Handle Those Perry-Abbott Numbers With Care
There is less to those Rick Perry-Greg Abbott horserace numbers than you might think. It’s early, for one thing, and campaigns and voter attitudes change things dramatically. Plus, the two might never face off on a ballot.
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The Polling Center: The Numbers Behind a Perry-Abbott Matchup
A hypothetical head-t0-head matchup between Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott might be better understood by looking beyond the horse-race polling results in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
The Polling Center: Refining the UT/TT Poll
The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll has a bigger sample size than its predecessors — the better to see what various subgroups of Texans are thinking about politics and policy in the state.