Reflecting both the crisis on the border and continued improvement in key pandemic measurements and increasing numbers of vaccinations, Texas voters’ top concerns have shifted to the state’s border with Mexico.
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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: Majority of Texans oppose permitless carry, would ban police chokeholds and taxpayer-funded lobbying
On some of the major issues facing the Texas Legislature — police behavior, expanding Medicaid or allowing unlicensed carry of handguns — voters and lawmakers aren’t always in sync.
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Texans remain concerned about pandemic, but they’re returning to normal, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters haven’t thrown caution to the wind. However, they’re staying away from large groups, “avoiding other people as much as possible,” and are wearing masks when in close contact with people outside their households.
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Texas voters sharply divided on the fairness of elections and what to do about it, UT/TT Poll finds
The findings are echoed in the halls of the Texas Legislature, where lawmakers are wrestling with proposed restrictions to the state’s voting laws amid unsubstantiated questions about voter fraud and the integrity of the process.
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February’s storm and outages united voters wanting state action, UT/TT Poll finds
Having lived through a statewide winter freeze and electricity outages in February, a substantial majority of Texas voters said electric facilities should be weatherized, and most said government funds should pay for it.
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Analysis: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s attack on “defunding the police” has divided Texas Democrats
The governor’s pivot from a focus on racism and policing after protests last summer to an emphasis on police funding and public safety, creates cross-pressures for Texans of color — particularly those who are Democrats, our pollsters write.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze how Texans feel about vaccines, elections and police
In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about vaccines, elections, police and the ongoing pandemic.
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Few Texas voters say they’re doing better economically than they were a year ago, poll finds
Only 18% of Texas voters say they’re better off than they were 12 months ago. A year ago, twice as many said they and their families were better off than before, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texans support keeping “Dreamers” in the U.S., poll finds
Texas voters are divided about whether to deport immigrants illegally living in the U.S., but they are more welcoming to youths brought here as children and say they shouldn’t be deported, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Most white Texas voters believe the deaths of Black people in police custody aren’t a systemic problem
Texas voters support the police and don’t want to cut their budgets. But they disagree on the reasons behind the deaths of Black people in encounters with law enforcement, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.