Contest aims to involve young people in political process

Courtesy UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 10:15am

Tex Elects, a program incorporating Get Out the Vote activities into the classroom, will enable middle and high school students to get involved in the political process through a statewide competition.

Tex Elects, an initiative of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin, is a contest where students use [...]


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