Results from the October 2025 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll will be released Wednesday at noon Central Time. Here is a sneak peak at responses to the question, "How secure do you the the right to freedom of speech is in America today?" Responses are broken down by party identification. Check back for context and results from the rest of the survey.
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