Race

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: End covid restrictions by state and local governments (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? End covid restrictions by state and local governments." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Remove district and county attorneys who decline to prosecute certain types of criminal offenses (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Remove district and county attorneys who decline to prosecute certain types of criminal offenses." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase benefits for retired public school teachers (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase benefits for retired public school teachers." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase funding for school safety (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase funding for school safety." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase funding for mental health services (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase funding for mental health services." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Improve the reliability of the state’s energy grid (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Improve the reliability of the state’s energy grid." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase funding for border security operations (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase funding for border security operations." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase funding for the public education system (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase funding for the public education system ." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Increase pay for current public school teachers (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How important is it for the legislature to accomplish each of the following while meeting in Austin for its 140-day legislative session? Increase pay for current public school teachers." Race is calculated according to the race variable.

• Attention to the Legislative Session (April 2023)

  Respondents were asked, "How closely have you been following the Texas Legislature this session?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.