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GOP Candidates Debate, but on Which Issues?

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

Are the Republican candidates for governor in line with voters on issues? We'll find out tonight.

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Ronnie Earle Runs for Lieutenant Governor

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

The only thing definitively in the weeds here is the reliability of this poll.

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Doing Poorly in Lubbock Poll

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

Not many local polls have been made public, but this one confirms the rumor mill: One, Rick Perry’s lead in conservative areas of the state is a few points above what the UT/Trib poll found statewide. And, two, the impression that, as of now, the Kay Bailey Hutchison campaign is floundering if it's really trying to peel conservative voters away from Perry in significant numbers.

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Health Care Reform Divideds Texans in Poll

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Adam Myers

In the health care debate, universal coverage has significant if not overwhelming support, but is also marked by pronounced partisan differences, and Texans appeared truly split down the middle on the “public option.”

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Keywords: Healthcare

National vs. Texas Polls on Afghanistan

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

The polarization was striking: 80% of Texas Democrats were worried about staying too long in Afghanistan, while 76% of Texas Republicans were worried about leaving Afghanistan too soon. In the comparable national poll question, there was a notable but less striking split, with 61% of Democrats choosing a smaller increase, with 65% calling for a larger increase.

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Keywords: Afghanistan

Trib Poll Shows Texans Disapprove of DC

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Daron Shaw

The UT/Tribune poll results convey some very intense disapproval of political leadership.

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How Independent Are Texas Independents?

| By: Adam Myers

Do the majority of Texans who call themselves independents actually behave that way at the polls? The inaugural UT/TT poll provides a decisive answer to that question: No.

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Keywords: Independents

The First University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Daron Shaw

The results of the first UT/Texas Tribune poll, which was in the field from October 20-27 and sampled 800 Texans who identified themselves as registered voters, shows Texas slowly turning their attention to the 2010 elections. Perhaps more to the point, they have become extremely skeptical about the direction of the federal government. Today we’ll focus on the election match ups and what they tell us about the state of play a little less than six months out from the March primaries.

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Poverty in Texas

| By: Henry Dietz

This reading covers the facets of Poverty in Texas in three parts. The first covers areas such as how to define poverty and the various ways poverty has been viewed over time. It also discusses the many explanation that have been offered as to why poverty exists and persists in a country such as the United States. The second examines what policies are in place to confront the issue of poverty, how those policies have changed over time, and what the current strengths and weakness are of policies now in place. The third section deals briefly with global poverty.

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Keywords: Poverty

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