The Bluebonnet Blog

Jun 223 min read

Final Day

After a life-changing week of learning, legislating, and sisterhood, the time has come for the Citizens to leave their 51st state. They...

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Jun 222 min read

Inauguration Day

This morning, for the final time of the 80th session, the Citizens took the House and Senate floors to deliver final debate before the...

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Jun 211 min read

General Election Day

Thursday kicked off with bill submissions and debates in the House and Senate, covering topics including digital literacy courses,...

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Jun 202 min read

Primary Day

Today was quite eventful in our mythical 51st State! The schedule was jam-packed, and so, unfortunately, was the weather forecast. The...

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Jun 182 min read

Party Day

We started another exciting day at Texas Girls State with our first flag raising ceremony of the session, followed by activities...

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Jun 172 min read

City Day

With Arrival Day behind them, the Citizens and staff convened early for a special speaker series. Dr. Debbie Cottrell, President of Texas...

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Jun 161 min read

Arrival Day

On June 16, over 600 young women arrived deep in the heart of Texas for the 80th session of Texas Bluebonnet Girls State. Our citizens...

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The Bluebonnet has always been a fun way for Girls State staff, citizens, and parents to reflect on how each session went, who got voted into what positions, and more. We've reimagined "The Bluebonnet" into a blog format to share real-time, daily updates with you!