Toplines - Texas Budget - May 13, 2010

Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted May 13, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Texas faces a budget deficit of up to $18 billion over the next two years. Are you willing to pay higher taxes to help reduce the budget deficit?

     21% Yes
     68% No
     11% Not sure

2* Do you favor or oppose legalizing casino gambling in Texas to help reduce the budget deficit?

     57% Favor

     33% Oppose
     10% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence