The Bluebonnet Blog

Jun 24
2 min

Departure 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 24
2 min

Capitol Day

As the sun rose on the 51st state, all 534 Citizens boarded buses to Austin. It was in the State Capitol that, for the final time of the...

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Jun 22
2 min

General Election Day

After our Primary Day rain delay pushed runoffs and election returns to the morning, the rest of General Election day went off without a...

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Jun 22
1 min

Primary Day (Part 2)

After a whirlwind morning, all run-off elections for the state primaries are complete and the general election is underway! See below for...

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Jun 22
1 min

Primary Day

Today was an eventful day for our mythical 51st State! After flag raising, Citizens hosted City Council meetings and each city enacted...

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Jun 21
2 min

Party Day

RED OR BLUE, WHICH ONE ARE YOU?! We kicked off another great day at Girls State with our first official flag raising, and moved straight...

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Jun 20
2 min

City Day

With arrival day behind them, the Citizens and staff gathered bright and early for a special speaker series. We were honored to hear...

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Jun 19
1 min

TBGS Honors Juneteenth

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that slaves were freed. Yet it wasn't until...

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Jun 18
1 min

Arrival Day

From the top of the panhandle, all the way down to the Rio Grande, on June 18 almost 600 young women arrived deep in the heart of Texas...

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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!