Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Facebook’s parent company over use of facial recognition tech
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of Paxton actions against big technology companies as conservative backlash against them festers. Full Story
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Brooke Park
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Brooke Park is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin and was a spring 2022 reporting fellow until May 2022. She has worked at Community Impact Newspaper, Austin American-Statesman and held multiple positions at The Daily Texan, including news editor.
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![Men take selfies in front of a Meta sign, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California on Oct. 28, 2021.]()
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Texans’ trauma from 2021 power grid failure provoked by another winter storm
This week’s freezing weather isn’t expected to be as severe as last year’s storm. But Texans remain anxious about the electricity grid. Full Story
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![A woman browses the meat department of a HEB in Round Rock on Feb. 2, 2022. Though predicted to be less severe than the winter storm of 2021, Texans have stocked up on supplies, and emptied shelves of bread, toilet paper, and dairy products.]()
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Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts
The omicron variant has resulted in record-high COVID-19 cases in Texas schools. Despite student and staff absences, one Round Rock student said schools are remaining open for in-person learning “while everything around us is falling down.” Full Story
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![Student Eliana Smith stands in front of Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock on Tuesday, Jan. 25th, 2022. Smith was one of the organizers of local high school protests in favor of greater COVID-19 regulations in schools.]()
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FBI agents descended on Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s house, but won’t say what they’re investigating
An FBI spokesperson said the agency was present on two streets around Cuellar’s house in Laredo “conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.” Full Story
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Texas schools struggle to stay open as teachers and bus drivers call in sick with COVID-19
School district leaders are desperately trying to fill vacant roles to stay open and some say they have no choice but to close. Full Story
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![Teachers guide students outside of Linder Elementary School in Austin on the first day of classes after the winter break on Jan. 5, 2022.]()
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