9th Texas Voter Poll shows Texas voters may not be paying attention!
- Joan Carney
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
Texas 2036, a nonpartisan public policy think tank, has published results of its Sept 25-Oct 1 poll of 1001 registered voters - and one of their findings shocked me.
It was in the answer to the question, “How would you rate the Texas state government’s performance this year in solving problems and serving the needs of its residents…”
In a year that saw an additional 2 special sessions (at a cost to taxpayers of $1 million a pop), continuous contentious debate, a walkout by Democrats who couldn’t get their voices heard, and the steamrolling by the GOP of their agenda, I was looking for a drop in state government ratings. And it didn’t happen!
Included in the dubious accomplishments of the 89th Texas Legislative Session are:
Passage of the new Congressional redistricting map demanded by Trump
Universal school vouchers that use taxpayer funds to pay private school tuition
The “bathroom bill” fining transgenders up to $125,000 for use of the wrong public restroom and limiting their placement in family violence shelters, prisons, and jails
Stiff penalties (fines, loss of seniority and leadership roles) and additional financial hardships for Texas House Reps who break quorum
Crackdown on sale of chemical abortion pills; hand-off to private citizens of the right to sue any corporation or person who provides abortion pills in Texas
The beginning of prohibition of THC products starting with a ban of vape pens & cartridges
An attempt to rescind earlier legislation to allow same day voter registration
Meanwhile in session after session, the legislature failed to come up with solutions for bread and butter issues such as property tax relief for homeowners. Remaining completely unaddressed were fundamental needs like the cost of health care, property insurance, groceries.
If any year, this was the year that voters’ rating of Texas state government should have gone down. But it didn’t! The Excellent rating actually went up to 14% in 2025 , compared to 8% in 2024 and 10% in 2023. The Good rating remained about even. The Fair rating dropped, and the Poor rating moved slightly up.
I don’t understand it! Were Democrats and Republicans fairly represented in the sampling? Or are voters really not paying attention to the sausage-making going on in Austin?
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