Public Education

• Educational Resource: Edgewood ISD v. Kirby

• New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Finds Talarico Leading Paxton, Abbott Leading Hinojosa, Continued Resistance to Data Centers

  August 24, 2026 | By: James Henson, Joshua Blank
  The August 2026 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds 42% of Texas voters preferring Democrat James Talarico and 39% planning to vote for Republican Ken Paxton in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott led Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa 45%-40%, as Texans continue to voice reservations about data centers and express intense concern about prices.

• K-12 Public Education Quality (August 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "Would you say that the quality of K-12 public school education in Texas is:"

• How much have you heard about Texas Education Freedom Accounts? (August 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "How much have you heard in the news about each of the following: Texas Education Freedom Accounts."

• How much have you heard about cuts to local school district budgets? (August 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "How much have you heard in the news about each of the following: Cuts to local school district budgets."

• Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled K-12 public education (August 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? K-12 public education."

• Greg Abbott Job Approval: K-12 public education (June 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: K-12 public education."

• Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled K-12 public education (February 2026)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? K-12 public education."

• Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled K-12 public education (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? K-12 public education."

• Public School (K-12) Favorability (December 2025)

  Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Public schools (K-12)."