Most Texans say COVID is still a crisis. Their governor just dropped all safety rules.
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is even rescinding mask mandates throughout the state.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that he s fully reopening the state of Texas and reversing all mask mandates despite the fact that most Texans say the pandemic is still a statewide crisis.
At a press conference Tuesday, Abbott broke the news to constituents in Lubbock, Texas, that the state would fully reopen, effective next Wednesday. Texans have mastered the habits to keep from getting COVID, he told observers, before advising them to continue to take personal cautions to contain the spread.
Texas voters are divided on whether undocumented immigrants in the U.S. should be immediately deported, but most said they support federal laws that bar the deportation of young people brought to this country illegally as children, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Most Texas voters have a favorable opinion of police, feel safe where they live and don’t think police budgets should be cut, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Public opinion is split, however, on a crucial question about police behavior: whether the deaths of Black people in encounters with police are isolated incidents or a sign of broader problems.
Texas voters support the police and don't want to cut their budgets. But they disagree on the reasons behind the deaths of Black people in encounters with law enforcement, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.