Events

Media coverage can boost your campaign without spending a dime. This session explores how to earn press, craft newsworthy moments, and turn coverage into lasting momentum.

Join us for a post-election debriefing on the 2026 midterm elections. The conversation will examine what happened across the state and nation, the forces that shaped the outcomes, and what the results reveal about the current political landscape.

Getting out the vote requires careful planning, from early voting outreach to Election Day execution. This session will cover strategies to mobilize supporters, coordinate volunteers, and ensure every vote is counted when it matters most.

Learn what makes a political ads effective. This session covers that basics of message development, tone, and strategy to help your campaign communicate clearly and persuasively.

Join us for The Patman Center 2027 Summer in Oxford Info Session! In partnership with The Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at The University of Missouri, The Patman Center is excited to offer $10,000 fellowships to ten UT-Austin students to support their participation in the Kinder Institute's Study in Oxford program.

As we conclude the nation’s semiquincentennial, at a moment when the American experiment once again teeters on the precipice of political violence, historian Jay Sexton reflects on the history of a region that has embodied the headlines of the United States at 250: our constitutional democracy failed before it triumphed, and it has been marked, at every stage, by political violence and war.