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On-campus rape reports rise at Texas' largest universities

From 2015 to 2016, Texas A&M University saw a 131 percent increase in reported campus rapes.

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Student at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Houston, the University of North Texas and Texas State University all saw an increase in reported rapes. (Houston Chronicle)

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