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By: Chloe Opelt A court trial has taken place in Room E2.016 in the State of Texas Capitol building on January 27, 2017. The question being, did Jenny Smith commit this murder out of her own will, or was she influenced by the prescription drug, Prozac, that she has been [...]

By: Nettie Comerford Delegates Julie Apagya-Bonney, Paola Escobedo, and Stephanie Labrador proposed to reform our sanctuary cities at the Youth and Government State Competition. The group's proposal did not pass. The group received a 19.1, however the score needed to be a 19.5 or higher in order for the [...]

By: Chloe Opelt The Youth and Government program available to all high school attendees, has seemed to have a long-lasting impact on the lives of the participants. From present day delegates to past Youth and Government members, all have had more than enough to say about the effect of the program [...]

By: Willow Dalehite On the first day of the 2017 Youth & Government State competition, State Affairs delegates convened at the Texas Capitol to outline their proposals and engage in discussion about various governmental reforms. Aly Cerda,16, Ash Pellette, 17 and Emily Gentry, 16 are delegates from the Ann Richards [...]

By: Faith Pawley First-year Delegate Ashish Dave has big plans for Texas. Changing road quality in cities and near airports to improve driving conditions and first impressions. He wanted to invest $10 billion dollars in road improvement through the use of funds and bonds. The bill was passed by a [...]

Passing the Torch By: Sophia North Jeanmarie Kmetz has been passed the torch as she now runs for attorney general to try to continue her two older brothers' legacies. They were both attorney generals for Youth and Government and helped motivate her to follow in their footsteps. “I really looked [...]

By: Kathryn Horton The Youth and Government state conference grants two days of simulating life working in government, but does it truly entail the daily life of a politician? Many students have been inspired by Youth and Government to continue their life in politics and make it their career, but [...]

by Caden Ziegler During the Governor & Lobbyist Breakfast, each of the governor candidates gave a speech presenting their platform to the small congregation of lobbyists, Governor’s cabinet members, and the current Governor himself. After their speeches, there was a short Q&A for each candidate, Governor Kennedy Montgomery took this [...]

  By: Briana Taylor District Courts within the state of Texas are responsible for handling criminal cases and felonies presented in the court system. Round One of the Texas Youth and Government State conference judicial district courts commenced around 9 a.m. Friday morning, with hundreds of delegates from five districts [...]

By Briana Taylor In our ever-changing society, it’s hard to know everything about a person just by looking at them. Are they into heavy metal or Mozart? Are they a dog person or a cat person? Many questions similar to these are no longer answered at a single glance. One [...]

By: Nettie Comerford January 26th, 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of the Youth and Government State Competition. Fayruz Benyousef was one of this year’s keynote speakers. Benyousef is a professional fundraiser that works for non profit organizations such as helping schools, art programs, healthcare facilities and the YMCA raise funding [...]

By: Willow Dalehite Every morning across the United States, students stand with their right hands over their hearts to say the Pledge of Allegiance, and those in Texas also state the Texas Pledge. Although every student knows the pledges, some choose to remain seated and/or silent. During the Opening Ceremony [...]