Politics
Gov. Greg Abbott’s lead over Beto O’Rourke narrows to 6 points, poll finds
Posted on · The mass shooting in Uvalde and the overturning of Roe v. Wade have laid the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race.
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Politics
Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and worry about other rights
Posted on · 56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.
Health & Science
Poll shows majority of Texas voters would oppose overturning Roe v. Wade
Posted on · More than half of the voters surveyed by the UT/Texas Politics Project were in favor of allowing abortion in Texas. The poll was conducted before the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion on the landmark 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion.
Politics
The provisions in Texas’ restrictive abortion law are not popular, an NPR poll finds
Posted on · A clear majority of Americans opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, including most Republicans, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.
Election 2020
2 Texas Polls Split On Statewide Support For Trump, Biden
Posted on · Rice University political scientist Bob Stein told Houston Matters host Craig Cohen on Tuesday that the split results are the result of methodology differences combined with a tighter-than-usual race in Texas.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Policy Changes To Aid Recovery, And Voting During A Pandemic (May 22, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Bars reopening across the state, policy changes to help the economic recovery, voters' concerns about going to the polls during a pandemic, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Politics
Turner Leads Houston’s Mayoral Race And Voters Support METRO Bond, HPM-KHOU 11 Poll Finds
Posted on · More than one-third of respondents say they'll vote for incumbent Sylvester Turner -- though even more of them give the city of Houston a poor grade on flood control and road maintenance.
News
Poll: Where You Watch TV News Predicts Your Feelings On Immigration
Posted on · On some questions, people who get their TV news primarily from Fox News or CNN are even further apart than Republicans and Democrats. Viewers of the other big TV networks are somewhere in between.
News
Parenting And Stricter Gun Laws Would Make Schools Safer, Texas Voters Tell UT/TT Poll
Posted on · Gun laws should be stricter, according to a majority of the voters surveyed in a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, but that's only one of several things they blame for recent school shootings.
News
After Santa Fe, 54 Percent Of Texas Parents Support Arming Teachers, Poll Says
Posted on · The poll was conducted following the Santa Fe High School shooting, from May 23 to May 29. The university surveyed 961 registered voters.
News
AP-NORC Poll: Americans Open To Trump’s Planned North Korea Talks
Posted on · Only 13 percent think the country shouldn't consider a deal with North Korea at all
News
AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans Say Trump Is Racist
Posted on · The poll shows that half of all Americans, including two-thirds of African-Americans, think race relations in the United States have worsened over the past year
News
UT/TT Poll: Texas Voters’ View Of Federal Fesponse To Hurricane Harvey Slips
Posted on · Texas voters’ approval toward the federal government’s response to Hurricane Harvey fell since we last checked in October, from 57 percent to 48 percent, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
News
UT/TT Poll: Texans Are Pro-Immigrant — With Caveats
Posted on · Only 30 percent of Texas voters believe the United States admits the right number of legal immigrants, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, while 42 percent think the number is too high.
News
UT/TT Poll: When It Comes To Texans’ View Of Trump, Party Outweighs Everything
Posted on · Overall, more than half of Texas registered voters do not believe Trump has the temperament to be president, that he is honest and trustworthy