Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
| February 27, 2025
censorship | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | EDUCATION | EQUALITY | EXTREMISM | HIGHER EDUCATION | lawmakers | old texas | politcal | political | politics | schools | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
How to stay politically engaged in between election cycles
| November 7, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | 2024 Elections | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | election | Election2024 | elections | local election | politcal | political | politics | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS | Voting Info
From engaging with representatives to joining advocacy groups, there are numerous ways to continue participating in democracy and shaping policy after the polls close. Every election, voters cast their ballots to have a say in the governments that pass and implement the many policies that shape their lives. But democratic participation doesn’t have to end […]
Powerful art that mobilizes Gen Z: The “We The Future” campaign is inspiring new voters across America
| October 28, 2024
Amplifier and Good Trouble Collaborative have partnered with exciting artists to create the “We The Future” campaign, geared towards uplifting and inspiring Gen Z voters ahead of the 2024 election.
Gina Ortiz Jones’ crusade to elect 3 Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court
| October 24, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Democrats | Election2024 | EXTREMISM | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | Supreme Court | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | VOTING IN TEXAS | women's health
Ousting anti-abortion extremists from the state's highest court is within reach, Jones says.
‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
| March 18, 2025