Texans growing more pessimistic about the economy, new poll finds

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AUSTIN, Texas - More Texans are growing concerned about the economy and their personal economic outlook, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas .

When asked, 43% of Texas voters said their family's economic conditions were worse off compared to a year ago, while 21% said they were better off compared to last year. Thirty-five percent said they were about the same.

Those polled cited rising prices and the economy as the most important problems facing the country. Among the people polled, 53% said the national economy was worse off compared to last year, with 20% saying it is somewhat worse and 33% saying the national economy is a lot worse off. Twenty-seven percent said the economy is better off.

Nearly half of those asked said the