In this week’s Second Reading podcast, Jim Henson & Josh Blank consider State Senator Don Huffines’ just-announced primary challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott as an entry point to a larger discussion of axes of conflict among Texas Republicans. This topic leads to a discussion of the institutional politics underlying the version of House Bill 3 passed by the Texas House this week, which tinkered with the checks and balances in the Texas Constitution when it comes to powers during a pandemic.
The podcast included reference to a few recent poll results – you’ll find graphics of some of them below the podcast link.
Support or Oppose limiting the emergency powers of the Texas Governor during a pandemic or similar public health emergency (April 2021)
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The Margin of Error for this Graphic is +/- 2.89%
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 18 to 23.
Support or Oppose limiting the emergency powers of the Texas Governor during a pandemic or similar public health emergency (April 2021)
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In response to the winter storm and its effects, would you support or oppose: Create a statewide disaster alert system to alert Texans about impending weather-related disasters and power outages (April 2021)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 0 to 67.
In response to the winter storm and its effects, would you support or oppose: Create a statewide disaster alert system to alert Texans about impending weather-related disasters and power outages (April 2021)
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Greg Abbott Job Approval Trend
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 9 to 56.
Greg Abbott Job Approval Trend
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