Upcoming Texas Primary
The Texas primary for the 2018 general election is just around the corner on March 6, 2018. If you are not already registered, the deadline is February 5, 2018. If you need to find out how to register or to check to see if you are already registered, click here.
Last month, the Texas Tribune put together a list that lets you easily see who is running in all the primary races in Texas . This election cycle hundreds of candidates across the state have filed to run for public office for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education.
Early voting begins Feb. 20. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters will compete in a primary runoff on May 22.
Click here to find out what candidates are running in races you might be interested in.
If you are not sure which campaigns pertain to you, click here and enter your home address to see who currently represents you (includes information on the congressional, Texas state house and senate districts and other information).
Voter attitudes about Climate Change
In 2016, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication started a survey that maps voter beliefs about climate change by Congressional districts and then by party affiliation. You can see the results by going to the Partisan Climate Opinion Maps 2016 –
If you would like to see how candidates running for offices align with voters in your area feel free to ask candidates one or all of the following 8 questions from the Yale survey.
BELIEFS
Recently, you may have noticed that global warming has been getting some attention in the news. Global warming refers to the idea that the world’s average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result. What do you think: Do you think that global warming is happening?
- Yes
- No
- Don’t know
Assuming global warming is happening, do you think it is… ?
- Caused mostly by human activities
- Caused mostly by natural changes in the environment
- Other
- None of the above because global warming isn’t happening
Most scientists think global warming is happening. Which comes closest to your own view?
- Most scientists think global warming is happening
- There is a lot of disagreement among scientists about whether or not global warming is happening
- Most scientists think global warming is not happening
- Don’t know enough to say
RISKS
How worried are you about global warming?
- Very worried
- Somewhat worried
- Not very worried
- Not at all worried
How much do you think global warming will harm people in the United States?
- Not at all
- Only a little
- A moderate amount
- A great deal
- Don’t know
POLICY SUPPORT
How much do you support or oppose the following policies?
Fund more research into renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
Regulate carbon dioxide (the primary greenhouse gas) as a pollutant
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
Require electric utilities to produce at least 20% of their electricity from wind, solar, or other renewable energy sources, even if it costs the average household an extra $100 a year
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
We hope this information will help you in making informed decisions and participating in the upcoming primary.
