A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows how Texans feel about a number of hot button issues heading into this November's election.
According to the poll, 52% of Texans support Gov. Greg Abbott's policy to bus migrants awaits asylum hearings to other parts of the country.
The state has bused thousands of migrants who volunteer to sanctuary cities with Democrat mayors, including Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago.The poll shows 34% of Texans, including 52% of Republicans, say that the state spends too little on border, despite continued increases on border security spending in the current state budget.Gov. Abbott and NYC mayor Eric Adams have gone back and forth since Texas began busing migrants from the Texas-Mexico border to the Big Apple.
The poll found 76% of Texans believe the delayed response by law enforcement to the Uvalde shooting contributed "a lot" to the severity of the shooting. When asked about gun control laws, 54% of Texans said gun laws should be more strict. 18% say they should be less strict.Democratic governor candidate Beto O'Rourke sits down with an interview with FOX 4's Steven Dial on Texas: The Issue IsMuch has been made of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this year. The UT/Texas Politics Poll finds Texans are pretty split on the issue.
49% of Texans say abortion laws in Texas should be made "less strict", just 12% say abortion should never be permitted.The so-called "trigger law" kicked in as a result of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade in June. People who break the law face life in prison and a $100,000 fine. It makes no exceptions unless a woman's life is in danger.
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