Welcome to the YG Blog
Our Youth and Government Blog is a space for our Media delegates to write and publish their work throughout the program year. Keep yourself updated and in the loop by reading topics written by our youths from across Texas.
Should Physician Assisted Suicide be Legalized?
Today, a bill was proposed intending to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The definitions of this amendment would be that they must be 18 years or older, must be a Texas resident, and capable of communicating health care decisions. An argument that one of the delegates made [...]
The Freshman’s Perspective of Navigating YG 2024
A Newbie's Glimpse into this Year's Texas YG States Conference Participating in the Texas Youth and Government State Conference for the first time is an unforgettable experience. Sparked by the sense of intensity during the debates at the House, the breathtaking sight of the pink granite of the state [...]
Media Under Construction
YG Media Makes an Effort to Improve the Section's Organization and Efficiency When you hear the words "Youth and Government," your mind likely jumps to the concept of law and the idea of it being carried out (for example, the Legislative or Judicial Branch). However, YG extends beyond this. [...]
Behind the Bench: The Experiences of Trial Court Judges
Inspirational insight into the perspective of trial court judges. The Texas Youth and Government judicial branch has had immense success over the past couple of years, with Texas consistently being recognized for having the best trial and appellate court teams at the national level. Yet, as the judicial branch [...]
Delegates Koch, Beitsch Bring Book Bans to Statewide Level
State Affairs Forum delegates Natalie Koch and Mackie Beitsch believe some books should be banned from schools. But, they don't believe that individual school districts should be the ones to ban books. "Our current education system allows books to be banned by each district," said the delegates in their [...]
Youth and Government Delegation Profiles
Democracy must be learned by each generation" is the motto of the YMCA Youth and Government Program, which has been around since 1936. To Quote from the YMCA Texas YG website, "Our Mission: To help teenagers become responsible citizens and future leaders of our nation."(https://ymcatexasyg.org/about/cause/ ). From the outside [...]
Voting for Lee. Voting for Me.
As Texas Youth & Government’s 2024 State Conference reels to a start, swarms of future legislatures, senators, representatives, and various others bring competitive spirit and their best to the Capitol. Among these revolutionary teenagers, Preston Lee, a candidate for Y&G governor, rises above, leading our youth with vigor and [...]
Texas Youth and Government State Conference
By Gael Realivazquez The Youth and Government program has a series of competitions, starting with District. District is right before State, and seeing if you make it past District, you get to compete against some of the best teams in the state at the State Conference. Once you make [...]
Ramiro Lopez, Secretary of State
By Rigoberto Frausto Martinez "The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President’s foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States" (US Department [...]
Life of Legislative
By Mia Godoy TRUE MEANING OF LEGISLATIVE The life behind legislative is simple, debating bills, writing bills, presenting bills and participating in a legislative body. But people don't see the real meaning behind Legislative. Getting true words from Vennela Mallampati, the current youth governor. She has given us a [...]
The Case is Wide Open
By Benjamin Cisneros The Big Case at the Y&G Conference Austin, TX - The big case this year that mock trial delegates will debate on is the case of “the confused cop”. On the night of November 25th, 2022 Officer Alex Greene responded to a high-priority call to the [...]
Delegates of ‘24
The Perspective of the New and the Vets Youth and Government has people of all grades and experience levels. In State Affairs, we have a couple of new and experienced perspectives. On the bottom, we have two first-year delegates, Delegate Castillo and Delegate Lopez. Delegate Castillo's proposal is about [...]