Voting is only one component of being civically active, according to Khanay Turner, executive director of the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute. Cast your ballot and then stay involved by talking policy with elected officials and holding them accountable, she added.
Her comments came during COURIER Texas’ “Faith, Freedom, and the Future of Texas” event on Nov. 5 in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
In Texas, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win an election, otherwise the top two vote-getters face a rematch in a runoff election, which will be held on May 26.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath are threatening schools across Texas that allow students to protest during class hours with state takeovers—prompting concerns over free speech.
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State Rep. James Talarico, who is running for US Senate in Texas, discussed the extreme division happening in the US by referencing a message from Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show during a campaign stop at the University of North Texas on Tuesday.
