Texas Legislative Internship Program - TLIP

Texas Legislative Internship Program - TLIP A TLIP internship lasts for one academic semester and affords students an opportunity to experience public service firsthand.

The Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP) is an educational internship program sponsored by Senator Rodney Ellis and administered by Texas Southern University. The Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP), created in 1990, is an educational internship program sponsored by Senator Rodney Ellis and administered by Texas Southern University. TLIP provides opportunities for undergraduate and

graduate students attending Texas colleges and universities to serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, in various state agencies, and in local government. Students receive a minimum of six and a maximum of fifteen academic credit hours for participating in the program, which combines academic study and research with supervised practical training. Undergraduate and graduate students interested in the political process and in the kind of humanitarian service exemplified by the late Congressman Mickey Leland are encouraged to apply for admission to TLIP. Senator Ellis serves as advisor to the interns, while his office assists in coordinating on-site activities. During legislative sessions, TLIP interns are placed as legislative assistants in the offices of ranking members of the Legislature, including the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In the interim between legislative sessions, interns serve in the offices of elected and appointed officials at the state, county and municipal levels, such as the Harris County Judge and the Mayor of Houston. This gives them a unique opportunity to interact with officials from all levels of state and local government. This exposure provides students with first-hand knowledge of the critical issues facing our community and state. Interns are involved in all facets of the governmental process. They are exposed to the legislative process of both houses. They see county and municipal government from the ground up. This experience often initiates or focuses a career in public service. In fact, several TLIP participants have continued in public service at the federal, state and local levels of government.

02/20/2024

Birthday Day was great! Love to everyone who sent sweet birthday messages and those who spent time with me today and made it special. Feeling incredibly grateful and blessed 💝

02/17/2024

Enjoyed having dinner with two of my favorite guys... Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Anthony Collier.

06/13/2022
06/12/2022

The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.

06/12/2022
Robert Mcknight is another TLIP success story. Read about the transformative justice work he is doing as a New Orleans P...
06/12/2019

Robert Mcknight is another TLIP success story. Read about the transformative justice work he is doing as a New Orleans Public Defender. TLIP interns go on to change the world!

LOOKING FOR JUSTICE AT TULANE & BROAD (PART THREE): Q&A WITH ORLEANS PARISH PUBLIC DEFENDER ROBERT McKNIGHT by Jason Kerzinski Published  June 2019 In August 2018, I began interviewing attorneys of the Orleans Parish Public Defenders office (OPD) to help the public better understand the practice...

Not even the rain could stop us. Had a great bike ride yesterday with our interns in , who have been working hard dur...
04/08/2019

Not even the rain could stop us. Had a great bike ride yesterday with our interns in , who have been working hard during this legislative session! Thanks to BikeTexas for helping us with the fun!

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