Texas Voter Survey

Texas Voter Survey Results

Statement from Raise Your Hand Texas 

In October 2025, Raise Your Hand Texas proposed the idea of a new dedicated, supplemental funding stream to support public education. Lawmakers met the proposed endowment with interest and optimism, and the organization began meeting with community members throughout Texas about the idea. Nearly 1,300 clergy and faith leaders, business owners and business leaders, and locally elected officials endorsed the idea throughout the year. In September 2026, Raise Your Hand Texas also surveyed Texas voters to learn about their interest and opinions. 

Raise Your Hand Texas learned that CTE programs matter to Texans, and so does a new public education and workforce endowment. 

Topline Survey Results: 

77% of Texans favor creating a dedicated funding stream to directly target high‑priority Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in Texas public schools without raising taxes. 

After learning how a public education and workforce endowment could work, 75% of Texans favor creating a dedicated funding stream for CTE programs in Texas public schools. 

72% of Texans favored using $3 billion of the state’s rainy day fund to create a dedicated funding stream to target high‑priority Career and Technical Education or CTE programs within Texas public schools. 

81% of Texans agree that Texas students should be the primary pipeline for Texas’ high‑paying trades and technical jobs, and that equipping public schools to prepare their students to claim these opportunities and secure the high‑paying local jobs will keep our economy Texas‑First.    

86% of Texans agree that we must equip the next generation with the high‑tech skills and industry certifications that AI can’t replace. We need to keep up with fast‑moving technology and prepare our future workforce for stable, high‑paying careers right out of high school, without always requiring a four‑year degree.               

86% of Texans agree that every Texas parent needs to know their child can achieve the modern American Dream through the quality education and skills provided by their local public school.                                               

79% of Texans agree that establishing a dedicated public education and workforce endowment is a permanent promise to our children, giving them a quality education and prosperous future they deserve.                                          

77% of Texans agree that with our state’s current financial strength, creating a workforce fund is a sound investment in Texas’ economic future.              

82% of Texans agree that many of Texas’ fastest‑growing careers pay strong middle‑class wages without requiring a four‑year degree, but we must provide the high‑tech training and licenses in high school to make those jobs attainable. 

78% of Texans agree that with Texas’ financial strength, creating a public education and workforce endowment is a sound investment in our state’s economic future.                                          

75% of Texans favor using $3 billion of the state’s rainy day fund to create a dedicated funding stream for Texas public schools to target high‑priority CTE programs within Texas public schools. 

And when asked if any of these statements would make survey respondents favor or oppose creating a public education and workforce endowment for public schools, Texans continued to favor the idea: 

• 79% of Texans agree that a public education and workforce endowment would help schools confidently expand CTE capacity, upgrade vital training equipment, and offer competitive pay to attract top-tier industry professionals into the classroom.

• Texas has not created a new public education revenue source in 20 years, while the cost of high-tech career training keeps rising. 77% of Texans agree that a public education and workforce endowment would turn a one-time state investment into long-term funding for public school career training.

• 78% of Texans agree that by using investment earnings, the endowment could support career training for decades without relying only on tax increases.

• 81% of Texans agree a statewide public education and workforce endowment ensures students in rural and small-town Texas can have the same access to high-tech energy, healthcare, and ag-tech equipment and training as students in the big cities.

• 76% of Texans agree that Texas prides itself on a balanced budget. Applying the same strict fiscal discipline to a transparent public education and workforce endowment ensures every dollar is carefully tracked, rigorously audited, and protected.

• 79% of Texans agree that a public education and workforce endowment ensures that funding is protected for generations, regardless of the political or economic climate.

• 75% of Texans agree that a public education and workforce endowment allows Texas schools to forgo the constant uncertainty in state budget allocations and plan with confidence.

• 78% of Texans agree that strong schools fuel economic growth, promote healthier communities, and enhance the quality of life for all Texans. A public education and workforce endowment allows Texas schools to plan with confidence and relieves the constant uncertainty in state budget allocations.