:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/734b040d79bd6924c587517bbfd29802/UT-TT%20COVID.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "After A Year Of Living Carefully, Nearly Half Of Texas Voters Have Returned To Their Pre-Pandemic Lives, UT/TT Poll finds")
In the June poll, 47% of voters said they were coming and going as they were before the pandemic, while 39% said they were leaving the house but exercising caution.
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The former president is touring the border Wednesday with Abbott, who has promised to build a state-funded border wall.
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Their Texas swing is part of a larger effort by senior administration officials who are fanning out across the country this week to encourage vaccinations ahead of the administrationโs self-imposed goal of hitting a 70% countrywide vaccination rate by July 4.
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Gonzรกlez, of Dallas, and fellow state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, discussed Senate Bill 7, which failed to pass during the regular legislative session, and what’s next for legislators.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8700a98bff726a66629345935141281a/UT%20TT%20Poll%20Leadership.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Texas Voters Split Over Gov. Greg Abbottโs Job Performance, But He Remains Popular Among Republicans, UT/TT Poll Finds")
The June 2021 poll shows that 44% of Texans approve of Abbottโs job as governor, while 44% disapprove. His approval rating from Texas voters is better than those of Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dade Phelan.
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