Texas Rising at UH

We're hiring!

TFN is hiring! The Administrative Coordinator will work closely with TFN’s Office Manager to provide administrative, logistical and bookkeeping support for the organization. This position will also coordinate the organization’s IT and digital security processes (note: we are not seeking an IT manager – simply someone to work with vendors and staff to coordinate basic IT functions). Apply today: tfn.org/jobs

HOUSTON! Come by to check out our first general meeting and learn about getting involved with Texas Rising to create the future YOU want.

Texas Rising is proud to be a Partner Organization with GenHTX - Like their page to see all things that are happening and targeted for us and to us.

Gen HTX When young people are civically engaged, change happens. GenHTX is grassroots, nonpartisan, and all about organizing the next generation of leaders.

In Texas, 3 Out of 4 County Jail Inmates Haven't Been Convicted of a Crime Pretrial detainees — legally innocent people who have been charged but not convicted of a crime — now occupy more beds in local jails than any other group.

Voter Suppression Is Warping Democracy A new survey from The Atlantic and the Public Religion Research Institute shows that black and Hispanic citizens are more likely than whites to face barriers at the polls—and to fear the future erosion of their basic political rights.

Celebrate Juneteenth this year with a good read ✊🏿📚

Long reads: https://goo.gl/qGJPxS

Image quote via Vox's article "Why celebrating Juneteenth is more important now than ever": https://goo.gl/xA6nKg

☝🏿And while you're at it, remind the Texas State Board of Education it's time to --> https://goo.gl/qr5y9K

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