No state may benefit more than Texas from the social programs included in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, an array of recent analyses show — despite the fierce opposition to the bill from the state’s Republican leadership. And over time that dynamic could make the state a crucial […] Read more »
Two-thirds of Texans oppose how state’s abortion law is enforced
More than half of Texans do not support the state’s recently passed abortion law, which effectively bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and is the most restrictive in the nation, according to a new Spectrum News/Ipsos poll. … The Spectrum News/Ipsos poll showed that 27%, or nearly one in […] Read more »
One of four Texans is unwilling or unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly one out of four Texans is unwilling or unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. And among parents, more than one-third are unwilling or unlikely to have their children get vaccinated, according to […] Read more »
Poll finds nationwide support both for upholding abortion rights and for placing restrictions on abortions
As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide cases this term concerning laws restricting abortions in Texas and Mississippi, the public has a complicated range of opinions about those laws and whether the Court should overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal nationwide. The […] Read more »
Less Than A Year Out: A Redistricting Update
Key Points• With some more populous states passing new district maps, the 2022 congressional landscape is getting a bit clearer.• In Texas and North Carolina, Republicans took contrasting approaches — they were relatively tame in the former and more aggressive in the latter — but should likely net seats out […] Read more »
Texas Aligned With Red States on Abortion
Although technically a competitive or “purple” state in terms of how it voted in the past two presidential elections, Texas is more closely aligned with “red” — that is, strongly Republican — states when it comes to its residents’ views on abortion. According to aggregated Gallup data from its 2011-2021 […] Read more »