Texas Rising at Trinity University

09/30/2021

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

10/13/2017

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is colluding with the Trump Administration to keep an unaccompanied immigrant from accessing abortion care.

Send a message and demand Jane Doe receive the care she needs immediately!

Demand the Trump admin & Ken Paxton respect Jane Doe’s human rights, including the right to abortion.

03/14/2017

YO! SB 6 is up for a vote in the State Senate today, make sure to contact your representatives and let them know that this bill is simply about discrimination!

http://tfn.org/take-action-stopsb6-senate/

Senate Bill 6, the discriminatory anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” will get a vote by the full Senate Tuesday. Please call your state senator and ask them to vote “NO” on Senate Bill 6! Submit your address below to find contact info for your state senator StateAKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLA...

03/02/2017

Hey TXST, we have an emergency at the capitol! This Tuesday, March 7th there will be a committee hearing on the discriminatory "bathroom bill" SB 6. Please come out and support our trans friends and testify against this bill! If you are interested in attending, and are a student, TX Rising will pay for your travel to Austin!
Sign up here to register:
https://docs.google.com/a/tfn.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8XScTcLR-BlzDve9Y3CRU-NLsb6hsS__l4kxminWrw80SQQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

01/19/2017

We want to bring 100 young Texans to Austin to advocate for an inclusive and intersectional Texas. Will you be one of them?

11/17/2016

Even though last week's events were a big loss, we must move forward and work towards the small wins, such as the win today! Rock on Texas Freedom Network!

In a 14-0 vote, the Texas State Board of Education rejected the adoption of a controversial Mexican-American studies textbook.

10/24/2016

Today is the first day of early voting! Trinity students can vote at Alamo Stadium over the next 12 days.

Early voting has started across the state, and it's off to a busy start at some San Antonio polling sites. At Brook Hollow Library, perennially one of Bexar County's most active early polls, about 100 people were in line waiting to cast their ballots as voting started at 8 a.m. Voting continues unti...

10/17/2016

We are so proud of our former president, Talia Howard! Be sure to get your friends to vote this fall.

10/05/2016

Trinity Progressives and Texas Rising are teaming up to knock on your door to register you to vote! See you soon!

10/05/2016

Want to get paid to encourage young Texans to vote? Become a paid phonebanker for Texas Rising at Trinity University!
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeynZCrn1vsKMG2rhDw7A6hnajqSnNveQ9psT0k_W9psZbnjw/viewform

10/05/2016

Hey friends! If you're headed out to our dorm storm tonight, we'll be meeting in Northrup 216 at 6pm to eat some pizza, and do a short training. At 7pm we'll be heading out to the dorms to register and pledge all of Trinity to vote!

We hope to see you soon!

10/01/2016

We're out here at the Trinity Market registering voters! If you need to update your address, or register for the first time, come see us!