Students make their political voices heard

Courtesy UT - Office of Public Affairs  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 9:53am

More than 200 middle and high school students from across Texas made their political voices heard through the 2008 Tex Elects contest, which incorporates Get Out the Vote activities into the classroom.

Thirty-six students, and a class of fifth and sixth graders, placed in four campaign messaging categories — persuasive essay, 60-second videotaped public service [...]


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