Austin student awarded for getting young people out to vote

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Polling numbers from past elections show younger voters do not make up the majority of people casting their ballots. Ava Urquidez, 18, is trying to change that.
This is Urquidez' first time, in the 2022 midterm election. As the former president of Austin High School's Young Voters Club, elections have been top of mind for Urquidez.
"We had a lot of political discussions and we related them to high school students a lot," Urquidez said.
She won an award from the National Soc