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The Annette Strauss Institute was founded in 2000 on the belief that active, engaged citizens are made, not born, and that society benefits when citizens take part. Through research, the Institute cultivates future generations of citizens and leaders.

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On November 5, TX Votes tabled on the University of Texas west mall for Election Day. Each student that stopped by the table received a rose to remind friends, classmates, strangers, or anyone who asks about it to vote in the current election. The roses included a note with data about the increase of voter turnout Travis County has experienced since these organizing efforts have taken place. Thank you TX Votes for all your hard work! For more information about programs and other opportunities, please contact strauss.institute@austin.utexas.edu.

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College Programs

College programs include New Politics Forum and TX Votes. New Politics forum offers nonpartisan training, educational seminars, and conferences across the state. TX Votes is a student-led organization on the University of Texas at Austin's campus that practices Get Out The Vote activities.

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K-12 Programs

Speak Up! Speak Out! is a K-12 civic education program, in which students identify a community problem and collaborate in a small group to solve that issue. TexElects is a statewide competition for high school students, in which students create art projects that encourage their community to vote during presidential and midterm election cycles.