Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A report from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs examined Texas’ position on legislation on various topics that will be considered in 2023, two of which will be immigration reform and elections.
“Between three-fifths and two-thirds of Texans support the deployment of the Texas National Guard to the border, spending $2 billion annually on border security and moving asylum seekers to northern cities,” Marc Jones, a research associate at Hobby Public School Affairs, said.
According to the 22-page report, 65% of Texans support the National Border Patrol patrolling the US-Mexico border, and 61% support the state using $2 billion in border security annually.
“Overall, the governor’s immigration policies are very popular with Texans and exceptionally popular with Texas Republicans,” Jones said.
Another common topic in the report is electoral reform.
According to the poll, 71% of Texans support making illegal voting a crime, and 65% support legislation that would allow all voters, rather than those 65 and older, to vote absentee.
Other numbers showed overwhelming support from Texas for banning the possession or purchase of a gun by anyone with a domestic violence restraining order, with 86% supporting a criminal background check required for all gun buyers.
Regarding abortion, the report stated that 77% supported legislation allowing abortion if the pregnancy was the result of rape, with 81% supporting abortion if the pregnancy was the result of incest.
The report, which took place between January 9 and 19, surveyed Texans of various races, ages, races, and ethnicities.
Prior to the 2023 legislative session, Eyewitness News reached out to various lawmakers for and against current immigration policies to hear what they thought of the report’s findings and received no response.
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