How confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm? (February 2022)

How confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm? (February 2022)

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Extremely confident6%
Very confident12%
Somewhat confident28%
Not very confident22%
Not at all confident21%
Don't know/No opinion13%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely confident5%3%6%
Very confident7%8%17%
Somewhat confident16%25%41%
Not very confident26%23%19%
Not at all confident37%28%6%
Don't know/No opinion9%13%12%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely confident2%4%7%
Very confident2%7%9%
Somewhat confident12%24%13%
Not very confident26%29%24%
Not at all confident50%29%37%
Don't know/No opinion9%7%11%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely confident5%2%8%
Very confident13%12%21%
Somewhat confident33%47%43%
Not very confident25%21%14%
Not at all confident7%9%4%
Don't know/No opinion16%9%10%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely confident4%4%8%
Very confident6%7%17%
Somewhat confident9%30%38%
Not very confident26%23%18%
Not at all confident47%16%7%
Don't know/No opinion7%19%13%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely confident3%3%7%
Very confident9%7%4%
Somewhat confident11%11%6%
Not very confident31%32%15%
Not at all confident43%39%60%
Don't know/No opinion4%9%8%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely confident7%3%14%
Very confident12%19%18%
Somewhat confident32%43%36%
Not very confident24%18%14%
Not at all confident12%5%5%
Don't know/No opinion12%13%12%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely confident4%11%7%
Very confident12%9%11%
Somewhat confident31%21%24%
Not very confident21%19%26%
Not at all confident20%23%18%
Don't know/No opinion11%17%13%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely confident7%5%
Very confident14%9%
Somewhat confident29%27%
Not very confident20%23%
Not at all confident20%21%
Don't know/No opinion10%15%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely confident6%6%5%
Very confident13%11%12%
Somewhat confident24%29%32%
Not very confident22%22%20%
Not at all confident23%21%16%
Don't know/No opinion12%13%14%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely confident10%6%4%5%
Very confident12%9%12%12%
Somewhat confident24%30%27%29%
Not very confident23%18%21%25%
Not at all confident14%22%22%21%
Don't know/No opinion16%14%13%8%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely confident0%8%6%5%6%2%
Very confident17%14%10%16%10%8%
Somewhat confident37%26%29%23%31%25%
Not very confident14%23%21%22%23%19%
Not at all confident11%15%21%19%21%34%
Don't know/No opinion21%15%12%15%9%12%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely confident9%5%3%2%
Very confident14%13%9%6%
Somewhat confident30%32%28%14%
Not very confident21%20%22%25%
Not at all confident11%17%26%44%
Don't know/No opinion14%12%12%9%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely confident12%5%2%3%
Very confident17%8%10%12%
Somewhat confident32%35%12%25%
Not very confident16%24%26%13%
Not at all confident10%17%42%12%
Don't know/No opinion13%11%9%35%

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