This week in the Newsreel: Election Day is almost here, more findings from the UT/TT Poll and a new Tribune interactive feature on the impact of oil and natural gas production on the economy, culture and environment.
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: Texas Voters Show Conditional Support for Same-Sex Unions
While a large majority of Texas voters would allow either gay marriages or civil unions, gay marriages alone still have more opposition than support, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Favor Voter ID by 3-to-1 Margin
Requiring voters to show a photo ID has proved controversial in the federal courts, but the law is popular with Texas voters, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Green Light for Transportation Plan
Using oil and gas tax money for transportation — instead of sending all of that money to the state’s Rainy Day Fund — appears to be just fine with the state’s voters, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Cruz, Perry Lead Republican Presidential Pack
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads a hypothetical race for the GOP presidential nomination among Texas voters, but Gov. Rick Perry has closed the gap. Among Democrats, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is far ahead of everyone else.
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UT/TT Poll: Abbott Holds 16-Point Lead Over Davis
Republican Greg Abbott holds a double-digit lead over Democrat Wendy Davis in the race for governor of Texas, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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New in TribTalk: Laude on the Grading Curve; Henson, Blank on the New UT/TT Poll
It’s time to kill the grading curve, David Laude of the University of Texas at Austin argues. And Jim Henson and Joshua Blank write that the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll shows that the Tea Party hasn’t lost its grip on Texas.
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TribCast: UT/TT Poll and Perry’s California Trip
Reeve, Evan, Ross and Emily talk about the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll as well as the news coming out of California following Gov. Rick Perry’s recent visit.
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UT/TT Poll: Voters Believe Men Get Paid More for Equal Work
Texas voters believe men make more than women for equal work, and they support three exceptions to abortion bans, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. But the overall numbers hide gender differences.
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UT/TT Poll: Sharp Lines Drawn on Immigration
In a year when immigration issues have figured prominently in primary elections, the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll finds voters — particularly conservative voters — taking a hard line.