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The Foundation underwrites the cost of several local DFW high school and middle school student to participate in DFW to Austin Mock State Government.

DFW to Austin supports a statewide, youth led, civic engagement program for high school and middle school students. It is an exciting hands-on experience in the mechanics of the state legislative and judicial process of government along with print and broadcast media.

Youth delegates will:

•Study and debate public issues

•Experience the Judicial branch of our state government

•Write a legislative bill

•Participate in a Youth Legislature

•Produce the mock state news broadcast

•Edit the mock state newspaper

Students across the state of Texas participate in their local District Conference and culminate the experience in a four-day State conference in Austin, Texas. Click here   to see video of the farewell address of a student who served as the mock presiding officer of the legislature.