The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds a very tight race in the election for the U.S. Senate, Texas voters largely opposed to building data centers in their communities, and continuing concern about prices and the economy.
Respondents were asked, "Do you think it should be legal for doctors in states where abortion remains legal to prescribe the pills used for a medicated abortion to women living in Texas?"
Respondents were asked, "Do you think it should be legal for women living in Texas to be prescribed the pills used for a medicated abortion by doctors living in states where abortion remains legal?"
Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Abortion policy."
Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Abortion policy."
Respondents were asked, "As you may know, Governor Greg Abbott recently called a special session of the Texas Legislature to address the following items. Please tell us how important or unimportant you think it is for the Texas Legislature to address each of the following in a special session? Enacting new restrictions on abortion access."
Legislators face the usual obstacles to holding the public's attention during the just-commenced special session – a loud news environment likely, as usual to crowd out state legislative happenings, and what has historically been a consistently low level of pubic attention to the legislature, even during times of crisis. But whether or not most Texans are attentive to what some of us find the best game in town, public opinion shapes the incentives, priorities, and strategies of the participants in the process. We have gathered relevant public opinion data from University of Texas/Texas Politics Project polling.
