Civic Engagement

Pflugerville ISD students Kyra Newton and Farah Sabah have testified before school board members and state lawmakers. Now, they want to help fellow teenagers understand how to weigh in on local and state policies that affect them.

Long before she was elected to serve as the District 1 Trustee, Candace Hunter understood the ins and outs of the school board. The former Austin ISD teacher has spent a lot of time trying to help other people understand it too.

The co-founders of a nonprofit encouraging civil conversation across political divides spent several months in Smithville, Texas to put some of their…

When two 2019 college grads from the East Coast noticed a lack of important — and civil — conversations about critical issues, they decided to help make…

Residents in the Greater Austin area ranked high in voter turnout and knowledge of key issues, but have lent less of a helping hand, according to the 2018…