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By Noor Mohamed For many delegates, advancing from district to state builds the intensity to win. Second-year State Affars Forum team Nahian Khan, Jedidiah Udoumah, and Samatar Samatar from Summit International Preparatory share their journey as seniors to their final conference. “This is our last year, so obviously we wanted [...]

By Ava Motes Youth and Government delegates are enthused by their opportunity to promote justice and affect change across various categories, but some feel as though their right to do so has been impeded by the strict tone of our dress code. “I think it is totally unfair that we [...]

By Gabi Jensen Court. The gavel: used to call attention and silence audiences. It’s history goes all the way back to 1798 when Vice President John Adams used one to call the very first U.S. Senate to order. Openings, closings, and final verdicts, the gavel holds it all within its [...]

By Sierra Jackson Today in the Legislative Hyde House, delegate Mihir Nakra of Centennial High School got his bill passed. The goal of his bill was that there should be more necessary prerequisites when purchasing long arms or handguns. During the questioning period, amendments, and pro/cons speeches, many delegates questioned [...]

By Meghan Wright Through observation, it has been noted that there are a variety of problems in the Judicial Section of Texas YG. A common occurrence is for Attorney General candidates to promise change in the Judicial Section. A number of complaints have occurred over the same issue: a lack [...]

By Karxyriah Ashley You’re never too young to be informed about what’s going on in today’s world. Students all over Texas have gathered in Austin for the 2019 Youth and Government (YAG) State Conference. While the experience is special to every person there, for some it’s a bitter sweet moment: [...]

By Karxyriah Ashley At the 2019 Youth and Government State Conference, many students of many different backgrounds came together on the commonality of being a #Lifesaver. Even under all the stress and pressure to perform well and deliver good bills, cases, and proposals, many delegates still found a way to help [...]

By: Noor Mohamed Day two of the Texas Youth and Government (TXYG) conference and State of Affairs (SAF) has moved to debate their most pressing proposals. Proposal 5 entitled Spread information, awareness, and funds to make genetically engineered babies a viable and available option to the general public authored by [...]

By Meghan Wright In Round Six of County Court trials, Senior Attorney of the Midland Delegation, Miles Baker, took an unorthodox approach in objecting to the entering of Defense witness Sydney Tate as an expert witness in County Case 2018-12345. “Your Honor, the opposing counsel is attempting to enter [...]

By Katherine Funderburg Sitting in wait is a possibly life saving bill that will not come up today, this bill is covering an issue plaguing Texas households, a silent killer of Texans: Radon poisoning. “Radon poisoning is a serious problem. There are over 20,000 deaths that occur annually due to radon [...]

By Ivan Kipp During the Hyde Senate hearings on Saturday, 26th at the 2019 Youth and Government State Conference, a bill was presented that seeks to permit the sale of birth control for women at all pharmacies. Delegate Jacqueline Rogers wrote and presented the bill. Delegate Rogers, as well as [...]

By Simone Lee  The morning of the 5th round of county court, two teams from International Leadership and the Perry YMCA both questioned, and fought to win the Cameron Shepard v. Texas State case.   On one side, we have the prosecution, Wyatt and Kate Kimble. When asked about the case [...]