Keep Texas Beautiful WAVES Focus Group
 Registration Form

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Keep Texas Beautiful is seeking 9th through 12th grade students across the state of Texas to participate in focus groups to discuss their attitudes surrounding litter and clean water in Texas.


Each participant who completes the focus group session will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card.


The focus group will consist of one Zoom meeting lasting from 6-7 p.m. with a facilitator and Keep Texas Beautiful staff member, as well as up to 8 other youth participants. Please review the dates below, organized by region, to confirm your availability to participate on the selected date before completing the focus group application. Note: Signing up for a focus group does not guarantee participation. Up to 6-8 students total will be selected for each group. If you are not selected, you will still be notified.


Selected participants and their guardians will be notified ahead of the event, and based on the amount of participation needed in each geographic region.

Purpose:

The purpose of the data collected from the focus groups will be utilized in a state-wide campaign led by Keep Texas Beautiful, with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, to empower youth in Texas to make an impactful difference in reducing litter from the Gulf waterways. The overall project will encompass an art contest and waterway cleanups along the Gulf Coast.

Details:

The focus groups will be held in a Zoom meeting format from 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST (with the exception of the Big Bend Country group, see below) in groups made up of students from the same geographic area.

Each invited participant will receive an invitation email with a Zoom registration link one week before the event. All guardians will be notified along with the participants. Dates of focus groups can be found below:

Hill Country - Monday, February 2, 2026 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Prairies & Lakes - Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Pineywoods - Monday, February 9, 2026 6:00-7:00 p.m.

South Texas Plains - Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6:00-7:00 p.m

Panhandle Plains - Tuesday, February 17 2026 6:00-7:00 p.m.
 Big Bend Country - Monday, February 23, 2026 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST (6-7 MDT)

Gulf Coast - Wednesday, February 25, 2025 6:00-7:00 p.m.


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Geographic Regions & Dates
In order to identify attitudes towards litter and waterways across Texas, we will be holding focus groups organized by geographic regions. Please identify your region based on the map below:
TPWD Texas Natural Regions Map
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Natural Regions Map








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