For fans of the electric car revolution, it may be exciting to hear about the Tesla headquarters moving to Austin, in addition to the construction of a Tesla factory in Austin. This project could enable...

Across the globe, now more than ever, student-led movements spark and spread awareness on issues that affect the majority of the world. Climate change, women’s rights, education rights, racial equality,...

Every 10 years, the Texas legislature redraws congressional districts—or districts that a state is divided into in which one member of the national House of Representatives is elected. In theory, this...

The decline of physical newspapers and the rise of online news has slowly been diminishing the already fragile print publishing industry. According to The New York Times, between 2004 and 2015, more than...

Comedians have always used humor to bring up controversial subject matters. While it’s acceptable for them to make jokes about these matters when they’re drawing from their personal experiences, every...

Human beings have an innate calling to defend those who cannot defend themselves, which undergirds civilization itself. But those with power in the modern world have abandoned this concept, instead adopting...

On March 13, 2020, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) closed its schools temporarily to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Less than a hundred cases had been identified in the United...

On June 6, 2020, Harry Potter’s once beloved author, J.K Rowling, made a comment on gender identity that caused her audience and the media to question her character. Fans of her work wondered if they...

After weeks of built-up tension surrounding the Texas Republican’s voter suppression bills, constituents waited with bated breaths to see if  their voting rights would remain intact. In a last-ditch...

In the board game Monopoly, players compete in a cutthroat competition to acquire property and put competition out of business. While the game is intended to be light-hearted fun, it bears disturbing parallels...

After eight months of quizzes, tests, and cold preparations, approximately 2.5 million high school students eagerly wait to receive their AP test scores every summer. In an attempt to cushion their resumes...

If a modern high school student were to have a conversation with their parents about the content of their English class curriculum, the student would probably find that the books they  are reading are,...