Ask yourself these questions today so you’ve got a plan to vote tomorrow. And share this with friends who might need help if it’s their first time voting. Do I know where my (not my friends’) polling place is? Here’s where to find out: https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionPolling.jsp Have I given myself enough time to vote? – If I’m […]
Texas Rising
Voter ID Is Not about Preserving Democracy
By Katie Adams TFN Student Activist During the decade that Greg Abbott has been Texas’ attorney general, he has encountered a grand total of two cases of voter impersonation. In 2011, in a heroic effort to curb this odious problem of rampant voter fraud, the Texas Legislature passed a bill requiring all Texans to show […]
Irate Texan Seeks Unbiased Textbook
By James Carneiro (writer bio) TFN Student Activist Dozens of Texans descended on the William B. Travis building last month to let the Texas State Board of Education know their feelings. The consensus: not positive. The vast majority was opposed to the flawed social studies curriculum standards first approved by the board in 2010. Although […]
How Politicians Have Reduced Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Texas
By Laila Khalili TFN Student Activist UPDATE: On Oct. 14 the Supreme Court temporarily barred Texas from enforcing the ambulatory surgical center requirement. Additionally, Texas may not enforce the admitting privileges requirement on the clinics in McAllen and El Paso. In the summer of 2013, Texans flocked to the state capitol in unprecedented numbers to […]
Dial “V” For Voting: A Texas Rising Story
By James Carneiro (writer bio) TFN Student Activist Assembling in San Marcos, six student activists from Texas State University spent the evening dialing their peers. Except they weren’t joking about obnoxious professors or making plans for the weekend. These activists were telling college kids to vote. During a Texas Rising phone bank, activists call other […]
