THC Ban, SB 12 and Ten Commandments
Least Popular Bills in Post-Session Poll
Capitol Inside
June 26, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick both have hailed the Texas regular session's production as historically exceptional. Texas House and Senate Republicans aren't going to disagree with the breathless hyperbole after voting in lockstep on the Patrick priorities that became the consensus agenda for both chambers in the final analysis.
But Texas lawmakers who want honest opinions on the fruits of their labor can check out the results of a highly-intriguing poll that the University of Texas made public this week. The Texas Politics Project survey of 1,200 registered that conducted in the first half of June gave the clear impression that the top Texas leaders' popularity is tied directly to President Donald Trump's approval marks which went down here for the third time in five months.
The UT poll found that one in every four Texas voters think the Legislature did a good job in regular session. A lowly 26 percent approved to some degree on state lawmakers work here during the past six months.
First-Term House Speaker Dustin Burrows scored positive reviews from 16 percent compared to 31 percent who disapproved of his performance in his leadership debut. Forty-two percent gave Patrick a thumbs down in the poll that showed him with a 30 percent approval mark in the session's aftermath. Abbott wasn't exactly a rock star in the survey that showed him underwater for the first time with a 41 percent approval rate compared to 44 percent who disapproved. But the governor could get a boost from his veto of a highly-unpopular THC ban this week.
Here are the major bills that had the least support in the UT post-session survey. They are listed in descending order with the percentage of Texas voters who approved of their passage.
1. Senate Bill 3 - THC Ban - 31%
2. Senate Bill 12 - Parents Bill of Rights that's anti-DEI and LGBTQ clubs at schools - 43%
3. SB 10 - Ten Commandments Mandate.- 44%
4. House Bill 6 - School Discipline - 46%
5. Senate Bill 8 - Local law enforcement of federal immigration law - 52%
6. Senate Bill 2 - School Choice - 53%
7. House Bill 46 - Medical Marijuana access - 54%
8. Senate Bill 17 - Foreign landowner restrictions - 57%
9. Senate Bill 9 - Bail limits for judges - 65%
10. HB 1481 - Cell Phones at schools - 65%
11. Senate Bill 31 - Abortion Ban clarification - 68%
12. HB 186 - Social media ban for children - 69%
13. Senate Bill 4 - Property taxes homestead exemption - 71%
14. House Bill 2 - Public schools funding - 74%
15. Senate Bill 5 - Dementia prevention - 78%
16. Senate Bill 7 - Water funding - 74%
Texas Politics Project June poll - Job approval summary
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