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Voting comes with ‘immense power’: Q&A with Texas voting rights activist Maya Patel NewsColony Photo courtesy: Anthony Mireles by  Chaya M. Milchtein When Maya Patel discusses her work registering young voters, she doesn’t talk much about herself. Instead, she focuses on the facts and issues. Her passion comes through loud and clear as she dives into not just what the obstacles are in Texas to get young voters registered, but also the solutions that she knows work. Patel is a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin in Travis County, where she created a classroom voter registration program ahead of the 2016 presidential election, allowing her to register students right where they were. That dedication to provide access to students inspired Patel to help write a bill in the Texas legislature to open voting locations on campuses statewide. Patel co-authored HB 375 , requiring universities with over 10,000 students to include a polling station on campus....