Following Texas MP Matt Krause's circulation of a list of 850 books he wants to remove from schools, the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler reported 1,188 registered voters (33% Democrats, 41% Republicans, 26) in February 2022. surveyed. % neither) about a variety of topics in Texas politics, including book bans.
In response to the question "How much do you trust the decisions of state elected leaders about which books are controversial and should be removed from K-12 schools?", 27% responded that they had either "great deal" or "fair". Amount "trusted." 27% said they "didn't have much", 38% "didn't believe," and 8% said they didn't have enough information.
In contrast, 45% had either a "great deal" or a "reasonable amount" of trust in librarians and school officials in the same review process. 24% said "not much," 23% said "disbelief," and 7% said they didn't know enough to answer.
Relatedly, in response to "anti-CRT" laws that prohibit teaching about racism in American history (and its current consequences), participants were asked, "Do you agree or disagree that K. -12 teachers should be allowed to discuss how the historical examples of discrimination in our laws apply to inequalities today?" 59% either strongly or somewhat agree. 19% said neither, and 22% strongly or somewhat disagreed.
You can read other voting results at the University of Texas at the Tyler website.