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Fail: My family members wanted to watch, and I told them ... Gee: We don’t have livestreaming. So thank you. Only there was a problem. The superintendent was wrong. Texas law says anyone can record a public meeting. The next day, Maddie heard about the law from friends. “As a young woman who felt like she was discredited,” she says, “I was angry. I really wanted to show people that their voices matter. So I pretty much decided I needed to do something publicly.” ‘E...

A high school senior called out her superintendent in public for an illegal act. What happened? At 17, Madison Fail is not yet old enough to vote, but she’s brave enough to stand up for her rights. Back in the summer, she stood at the microphone at a Kennedale ISD school board meeting and asked district leaders to require everyone to wear masks in school. At the time, mask-wearing wasn’t yet mandatory. “Please, I’m begging you,” she told the board. Then she returned to her seat in the...