The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling. The Chronicle comments:
Overall, 47 percent of Texans approve of President Obama’s job performance, about 10 percentage points less than the rest of the nation. Public opinion is highly polarized along party lines: 95 percent of Democrats approve of the president’s work, compared to just 10 percent of Republicans. Independents — the only hope for Democrats seeking a Lone Star comeback in 2014 — give the president a 49 percent approval mark.
Republicans don’t just dislike Obama. They want him gone from office.
Two out of three Republicans want Obama impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors. Just one in three independents (32 percent) shares that view. And, oddly enough, one in eight Texas Democrats (12 percent) would go along with impeachment.
The state remains very much racially polarized: Just 32 percent of non-Hispanic whites approve of Obama’s performance, compared to 70 percent of Latinos and 84 percent of African Americans. Whites, older Texans and men are the most likely to disapprove of Obama and to favor impeachment.
The obvious question is what drives this attitude, a belief that he's guilty of a high crime and misdemeanor, or opposition to him based on who he is and what policies he pursues. Republicans in the House impeached Clinton, but were unable to remove him from office. It did not work out well for them, so I doubt saner minds in the party will allow this to actually happen, but they'll have to tell that to Steve Stockman.
For background: Wikipedia: Impeachment in the United States.
