Voting in elections. Volunteering. Calling up elected officials. All ways to be civically involved. All things that Texans don't exactly do in large numbers.
A study earlier this year by the at the University of Texas at Austin found Texas ranks near the bottom on almost every aspect of civic engagement. The state's civic health is bad. The Institute is gathering people together Saturday, Nov. 9, to try to come up with some good medicine.
Institute Director Regina Lawrence talked with KUT's Jennifer Stayton before the conference about how to best get people off the civic sidelines and into the game:
The is designed to give people the space and time to dig deeply into topics about civic engagement.
The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the University of Texas at Austin - (2nd Floor Auditorium). is required.
