Some good news from Texas for a change.
BY MONIQUE BEALS
Forty-five percent of Texans approve of Abbott's performance as governor, while 54 percent disapprove, according to the survey from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Abbott's approval rating was at 59 percent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 60,000 people in the state, The Dallas Morning News noted.
Abbott signed the controversial Abortion Ban, and more Texans have died of COVID-19 than the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War.
50 percent said they opposed the concealed carry policy, and 56 percent said teachers should be "permitted to discuss how historical examples of discrimination in our laws apply to inequalities today."
The poll also found that 37 percent of respondents said they would vote for Abbott's potential 2022 opponent Beto O'Rourke, putting the former congressman just 5 percentage points behind Abbott.
The survey had Texas resident Matthew McConaughey 9 points ahead of Abbott, with 44 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the actor.
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