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Posted on January 23, 2023 · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.

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TikTok access wiped in a week at major Texas universities

Matt Harab

Posted on January 20, 2023 · Abbott claimed that the state universities “understand this is a bipartisan issue to keep the tentacles of China out of our universities and out of our state.”

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Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 10, 2023 · The leaders of the state’s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children.

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Chris Beard fired by University of Texas amid felony domestic violence charge

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Posted on January 5, 2023 · The charge of assault by strangulation/suffocation family violence carries a possible prison sentence of two to 10 years if convicted; the woman told police the basketball coach strangled and bit her, but later denied Beard choked her.

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UT Austin blocks access to TikTok on university networks

Becky Fogel, The Texas Newsroom / Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on January 17, 2023 · The public university took the step in response to a directive that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state.

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What it’s like to date (and have sex) under Texas’ abortion ban

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on October 18, 2022 · Some people are having deeper conversations earlier on in dating — not just about contraception and potential pregnancy but about values. The result can be increased intimacy, but also exhaustion, particularly among women.

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Criminal Justice

Police Arrest Second Suspect In Mass Shooting On Austin’s East 6th Street

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on June 15, 2021 · The 17-year-old was picked up Monday while attending a summer school class in Killeen.

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Austin City Council Votes To Divest Funds From APD, Ban Some Potentially Deadly Police Practices

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on June 12, 2020 · The vote came one day after Houston City Council voted to increase funding as part of the city's new $5.1 billion budget.

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Texas Usually Fights Austin At The Capitol; Lately, The Fight Is In The Courtroom

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on July 12, 2018 · The state versus city narrative is not new in Texas, but typically that tale unfurls during the legislative session.

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Austin City Council Confirms Brian Manley As New Police Chief

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on June 15, 2018 · Calls for Manley to be named permanent chief began in March

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Is The Austin Serial Bomber A ‘Terrorist’? Not Legally – Yet

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on March 23, 2018 · “Even though the words are enormously similar, there’s a vast difference between being terrorized and what terrorism is,” said Bruce Hoffman, a visiting senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

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South By Swipe Left: How Dating App Behavior Changes During SXSW

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on March 15, 2018 · Most of the Austin locals there said they typically shun all dating apps when thousands of people flood into the city for the weeks-long festival

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Austin Becomes First City In Texas To Mandate Paid Sick Days For All Private Employees

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

Posted on February 16, 2018 · Advocates say this could set an example for other cities. Opponents worry about the long-term effect on businesses.

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‘We’re Staying Here,’ Harvey Evacuees In Austin Say. But Can They Afford To?

Audrey Mcglinchy, KUT

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