Should Texas Redirect a Portion of the Rainy Day Fund to Fund Public Education (February 2019)

Respondents were asked, "Which of the following sources of revenue, if any, should the legislature consider to increase the amount that Texas spends on public education? Redirect a portion of the oil & gas severance tax from the state's economic stablization fund (aka 'The Rainy Day Fund') to public education" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.