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By Sidarth Joshi The Thursday night campaign rally included speeches by candidates for the positions of chief justice, attorney general, and governor. The rally lasted approximately 30 minutes and all the candidates got a chance to speak. The candidates presented their campaign platforms briefly and concisely, with each candidate [...]

By: Emelie Coday This year at the 70th Youth and Government state conference, there were four candidates running for Attorney General. The candidates are Katelin Schellhorn “Shelly”, Jean-Marie Kmetz, Asha Christian, and Jillian Bynum. Katelin Schellhorn was the first to speak. She hopes to guarantee better preparation before trials and [...]

By Briana Taylor The 70th annual Texas Youth and Government State Conference commenced this evening at the opening session in the Renaissance Hotel in Austin, Tx. Hundreds of student delegates from across the state of Texas occupied the Grand Ballroom of the hotel. In addition,  the gathering included Youth and Government alumni, [...]

By: Faith Pawley  Governor Kennedy Montgomery was energetically greeted with roaring cheers in his opening speech, but his message conveyed the changes he made in the program. He spoke frequently of unity; bringing together a  conference of diverse teens from different areas.  "My message was that Youth & Government gives many of us [...]

by Caden Ziegler Separation of Church and State has been an issue in America since its founding. In fact, this very issue caused some unrest amongst the delegates during the opening session. The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag has been repeated by millions people in the US; [...]

By: Kyle Gehman The 2017 Youth and Government State Conference kicked off today for the 70th year in a row. Despite all of the differences throughout the past seven decades, the ideas and importance behind YG have stayed the same. To empower young adults to unite in learning and practicing [...]

Good Morning YG Students, Advisors and staff! We hope you are excited to attend the 70th Texas Youth and Government High School State Conference. On the website we have posted the Full Conference Brochure on the home page. You will also find the Bill Book, SAF Book, and the Pre-conference Handbook [...]

Good morning delegates, The application for Governor's Cabinet or the Lobbyist section closes December 9th, 2016. We want to encourage all Legislative delegates interested in participating in these sections to apply. If you are unsure if you are interested, please read over the section descriptions found in the Resource Portal for more [...]

Hello YG Participants! Congratulations on all your successful District Conferences! All were a wonderful start to the official 2016-2017 program season across the state. We hope that all participants and volunteers enjoyed learning and engaging with other YG participants from their area. We are now gearing up for the High School and [...]

Hello YG Participants! The time for District Conferences has almost arrived. Judicial participants: After reviewing your questions about this program year's trial case, a revised case has been published along with a memo responding to various concerns. Please be sure to look these over prior to your District Conference and incorporate any new [...]

Happy Fall Texas YG Participants! It is time to begin uploading your Legislative Bills, State Affair Forum Proposals, Appellate briefs.  Go to the Texas YG website Resource Portal page and go to your section to find the link.  Also, Trial Court teams, you can now test your knowledge before District [...]

Hello Youth and Government participants! Our new website is live and we are excited to welcome the 2016-2017 program year. Take some time to review the website, and you'll soon be able to subscribe to our blog to receive program updates and other YG news. Registration is now open for [...]