Texans believe discrimination is a hard fact of life in the U.S., but they have dramatically different views on what groups fall victim to it, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Starting in 2009, the Texas Tribune and pollsters from the University of Texas have conducted statewide surveys on politics and issues of public interest several times each year. Each poll has illuminated trends in public policy and electoral politics; together, the polls reveal changes and trends in public opinion on a variety of public issues and public figures over time.
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UT/TT Poll: Economy, Border Security Are Top Issues
Texans haven’t changed their answers on the biggest problems facing the state and the country — or on how the state and the country stack up, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Cruz Leads by a Little, Clinton by a Lot
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads his closest Republican rivals for president by less than 10 percentage points, while Democrat Hillary Clinton maintains a commanding lead over her rivals, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on In-State Tuition for Immigrants
Texans are divided along partisan lines over the state’s policy offering in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants educated in Texas high schools, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Voters on Vaccines and Vouchers
Texas voters overwhelmingly favor government-required vaccinations for children, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. And they rank vouchers lowest among a set of options for improving public education.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those UT/TT Poll Questions…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about a handful of questions from this week’s UT/TT Poll
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UT/TT Poll: The Least Popular Government
Voters like the state government slightly better than their local government — and a lot better than the federal government, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Voters Vexed With Property Taxes
Property taxes clearly have the attention of Texas voters, and not in a positive way, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. And they are not particularly happy with business taxes, either.
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UT/TT Poll: Voters Less Open to Open Carry
Most Texans support carrying guns in public, but only a minority supports carrying them openly, whether the carriers are licensed or not, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Walker Catches Cruz
Ted Cruz’s wide lead over other contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Texas has disappeared; he is now in a virtual tie with the surging Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.