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New Texas Public Opinion Polling

By Steve Hall

Today's Texas Tribune continues reporting on the results of a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.  It's a fascinating snapshot of Texans and their attitudes on a variety of issues, with a definite focus on the March 2nd Democratic and Republican Party primaries.  Much more is in Ross Ramsey's  "Survey Says...," at the Tribune.Support for the death penalty is still strong in Texas, with 53 percent strongly supporting it and another 25 pencent saying they "somewhat" support the death penalty. Well over half ? 59 percent ? say the death penalty is applied fairly in the state.Here's a small overview from the beginning of the report:Texans are worried about the economy and the direction of the country but generally think their own state, while it has its troubles, is in better shape economically and politically than the rest of the country, according to the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 15, 2010 (boomark / email).