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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Posted on August 10, 2022 · Lawmakers at the state and federal levels took to social media to decry the search and warn Texans that the heavy hand of government could come for them next.

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Posted on August 9, 2022 · The FBI execution of the search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida is said to be unprecedented. Why is this happening now? We talk with local, national legal and political experts on what led to this and what the agents were actually looking for.

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Austin Reported More Hate Crimes Than Any Other City In Texas Last Year

Nadia Hamdan, KUT

Posted on November 20, 2018 · The state capital had 18 total incidents, marking the third year in a row the city saw hate crimes in the double digits, according to FBI data.

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Posted on April 12, 2018 · The study says, even if farmers were to completely stop the flow of runoff right now, it would take at least 30 years to dissipate

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Immigrants In Texas Commit Fewer Crimes Than Natural-Born Americans, Study Finds

Nadia Hamdan, KUT

Posted on February 27, 2018 · The study also broke down the rates of convictions and arrests by homicide, sexual assault, larceny and other crimes

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Immigrants In Texas Commit Fewer Crimes Than Natural-Born Americans, Study Finds

Nadia Hamdan, KUT

Posted on February 26, 2018 · Criminal conviction rates among illegal immigrants were 56 percent below rates of natural-born Americans

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UT Professor To Peer Back In Time With NASA’s New Space Telescope

Nadia Hamdan, KUT

Posted on November 27, 2017 · James Webb Space Telescope will study the universe using infrared light

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UT’s First Muslim Sorority Hopes To Inspire Leadership On The 40 Acres And Beyond

Nadia Hamdan, KUT

Posted on October 17, 2017 · At first glance, Mu Delta Alpha might seem like any Greek organization on UT-Austin’s campus. It has letters, colors – teal, white and peach – and had...

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