Faced with two unpopular candidates, the enthusiasm surrounding this election has been notably low on both sides of the aisle. A common argument made to stir excitement for voting is that one isn’t...
Mobility bond isn’t the sexiest name on the ballot tomorrow, but it’s the one that has the most local impact. This bond isn’t perfect, but you should vote for it for the same reason the...
In 2008, Americans were offered a message of hope and a promise for a better country. As young people, believing that the world was our oyster, we placed our trust in Barack Obama to protect us and our...
The first person I ever came out to was a friend I had made volunteering on the Obama campaign in 2012. I was welcomed into that campaign with open arms, I was encouraged to be myself — I was given...
In the United States, when people behave in ways deemed inappropriate by society, punitive action is the immediate response, as it seems to be an easy “fix.” We arrest them, imprison them and...
This election season is finally (finally!) drawing to a close, and hopefully you’ve already felt the giddy joy (or resigned dread) of waiting in line to vote early with a record number of fellow...
Yesterday I spotted a new political gem on my Twitter feed. It wasn’t a new meme-able quote from Trump or an update on Clinton’s emails, but a tweet from the Texas’ agricultural commissioner’s...
During the anti-Affirmative Action bake sale last week, the Young Conservatives of Texas eagerly — but later regrettably — bared their pompous, red rears to the West Mall crowd’s judicious...
It’s no secret that there is an imbalance among Texas public school students in which the quality of their education depends on their ZIP code. Instead of addressing this, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced...
The protest of the North Dakota Access Pipeline is finally starting to get the coverage it deserves. By this I mean that people are gradually becoming aware of it, primarily through non-traditional sources...
While public education has become a contentious issue in the current election, there is one branch of education that is hardly ever mentioned — special education. It has recently come to light that...
It’s finally November, and a grueling national campaign cycle is coming to an end. 2016 has been all the rage, but for Texas’ top officials, 2015 is rousing up feelings of nostalgia. After...
