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We asked our new officers for the 2019-2020 program year what they thought of the U.S. Constitution. Over the next couple of weeks, we will share those answers with you, as well as some other fun information about our officers! Below you can read about Attorney General London Jones '21 [...]

As we said in our previous post, the U.S. Constitution is important to Texas Youth and Government for a wide variety of reasons. It lays out the framework for the program's government and allows our media students to execerise their First Amendment rights. We asked some of our student [...]

The U.S. Constitution is the foundation of our Texas Youth and Government Program, as we strive to teach our students the inter working aspects of our legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Our Texas YG students not only study our governmental process outlined by the Constitution, they also serve as [...]

The 2019 Conference on National Affairs Texas delegation wishes all of you a belated happy Independence Day!  An outstanding group of 24 students from the Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth Districts represented Texas (and its signature fast food restaurant!) with skill and grace at this annual YMCA national [...]

We are excited to announce the 40 students who will represent Texas at this year's National Judicial Competition (NJC) held in Chicago! This competition will take place this summer, July 29-August 1. Be on the lookout for updates during the competition! Trial Court Delegates: Fort Bend YMCA, JBS Law [...]

We are excited to announce the 24 students who will represent Texas at this year's Conference on National Affairs (CONA)! We look forward to seeing their accomplishments this summer at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, North Carolina!  

Last week, two of our Texas YG students visited Washington D.C. to advocate on behalf of the YMCA. We are proud to share that Diomarvellous Nsofor (Houston) and Grayson Winchester (Ft. Worth) represented Texas in this opportunity! They spent several days sharing their passions through advocacy and civic engagement at [...]

Introducing your new YG and JYG Youth Governors, YG students elected them during the State Conference this year. Look below to read about them! High School Youth Governor Tadiwa Mujokoto What was your experience as a Governor Candidate during the State Conference like? Being a Governor Candidate was such an [...]

We are so excited Roslyn Ramon, our 2019 YG Social Media Editor, is able to attend our Middle School Conference! She has prepared a blog post for you regarding our JYG Middle School Conference. "You look at everyone now and you think, 'these middle school delegates are the future leaders'. [...]

  Meet Britney Butler, your new Youth and Government intern. Britney is a Senior at Texas State University majoring in Public Relations Mass Communications, and minoring in Business Administrations. Britney joined the YG team this February to gain real world experience in the field she will pursue after graduation in [...]

By Gabi Jensen This photo essay shows the essence of journalism; the people are talking, their stories are what need to be heard. Youth and Government has given them their voice, and I hope this helps project it. For the past three days these people have been working tirelessly, [...]

By Alison Torres Attorney Melanie Hernandez is presenting her opening statement. “We’re here today as we sit here mourning the loss of Chassity Barnes’s young life due to someone’s selfish and thoughtless actions, because that’s exactly what this is. When the defendant decided to sit behind the wheel after a night [...]