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Page Editing Intern @Gannett | Texas Ex | bylines in: @HoustonChron @thedailytexan @statesman @kut

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I’m leaving the paper I called home for the past two years, but I’m leaving as a better journalist, leader and friend. @thedailytexan changed my life, so of course I had to thank all the people who made the journey so special. Read my 30 column:
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The corner of 24th and Nueces post Texas’ victory over Alabama
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UT students celebrate victory over Alabama in The Littlefield Fountain
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I am incredibly excited to announce my position as Managing Editor of THE most awarded college newspaper in the nation, The Daily Texan, this fall! I am speechless and I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped me get here 🗞️🧡
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BREAKING: The West Campus Starbucks @atx_sbwu becomes the 2nd store in Texas to unionize with a vote of 10 to 2, just one week after @sbwuatx45lamar Story to come @thedailytexan
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I’m here at the West Campus Starbucks location on 24th and Nueces for @thedailytexan covering @atx_sbwu ’s “Say No to Union Busting” protest at 4 pm — use this thread for updates!
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UT students chant “SEC” while running down 24th street
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“I was like, ‘I don’t want to lose anything, I don’t want to lose my childhood,’ but my dream was always to go to college or UT at a young age.” 12-year-old, Deep Hayer was recently accepted at ACC and plans to transfer to @UTexasMcCombs Read my latest for @thedailytexan
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I’m so excited to announce I’ll be interning @KUT this semester! I’m looking forward to learning more about audio journalism and being on the radio — so tune in! 😉 I’ll use this post to thread my work this semester — thank you for you support!
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Tomorrow at 4 pm I will be live tweeting this event — stay tuned for updates!
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Starbucks Workers United 24th and Nueces
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PROTEST TOMORROW! Join the unionizing workers of Starbucks at 24th and Nueces to SAY NO TO UNION BUSTING!
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Texas fans continue to celebrate running down 24th street
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Texas fans run towards the Tower, some carrying construction equipment
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Scenes from Victory Lap, where UT students are celebrating the victory of the Texas Longhorns as Big 12 Champions for the first time since 2009.
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Yesterday, I was so honored to photograph @VP @KamalaHarris during her visit to Austin for @thedailytexan / @texan_jpg
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1 in 3 @UTAustin students are food insecure according to a report released by @UT_SG ’s Food Insecurity Action Team at the end of the spring semester Read more in my story for @thedailytexan
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"It's not because we hate Starbucks or we hate our job, it's because we love our job. We love our coworkers, and that's why we want to unionize, because we want to make it a better place to work at.” Read my latest for @thedailytexan about @atx_sbwu !!
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Good afternoon!! Today I will be live tweeting for @thedailytexan at the Austin Solidarity Event with Greg Casar ( @GregCasar ), Lloyd Doggett, Sarah Eckhardt, Sheryl Cole, Vikki Goodwin, and Austin Mayor Steve Adler to show their support for @atx_sbwu stay tuned for updates!
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@GregCasar ordering and holding his drink, ordered under the name “Union Yes Greg”
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Check out my story for @thedailytexan about @atx_sbwu !!
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NEW: Austin becomes the first city in Texas to pass the CROWN Act Austin City Council passed the “Austin CROWN Act” prohibiting discrimination based on protective hairstyle in housing, public accommodations, employment, and employment by City contractors
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“That’s what we want: nationwide recognition and respect and true partnership as a union” Employees at @atx_sbwu discuss their next steps after becoming the second Starbucks to unionize in Texas Read more in my latest for @thedailytexan
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On April 7, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the court’s 233 years of existence Black law students at UT reflect on what Jackson’s confirmation means to them Read my story for @thedailytexan below
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One @atx_sbwu organizing employee Lillian K. Allen said their store was inspired by @SBWorkersUnited from the first store to unionize in Buffalo, NY
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Morgan Severson
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My story for @thedailytexan was republished in the @statesman , check it out here:
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Student organizers with @TexasforDEI held a sit-in inside the Capitol to protest part of the budget bill that would prohibit colleges and universities from using state funds for diversity, equity and inclusion policies Read my first story for @KUT here:
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UT’s future student body President Leland Murphy is present at the protest in support
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@GregCasar @sarah_eckhardt with Starbucks employees from the 1st store in Austin to publicly announce its plans to unionize
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@UT_SG members pictured with Murphy at the protest
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Unionizing employee Lillian K. Allen starts the protest, crediting UT student government for helping put on the protest
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@GregCasar ended the event with a chant, leading a march into the store, telling people to order their drinks under the names “Union Strong” or “Union YES” in support of @atx_sbwu
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Garcia, sociology sophomore, said employees are unionizing to create a better for work place for future students that are employed at this location
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Students and community members collected nearly 6,000 pounds of trash from Lady Bird Lake at @RowingDock ’s first annual Earth Day Clean Up event Check out my story for @thedailytexan to read more! 📰: 📸: @katieshanina
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Organizing employee Amanda Garcia said since @atx_sbwu has announced their intention to Unionize, management has “cracked down on arbitrary policies”
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Morgan Severson
1 year
!! UT STUDENTS !! Apply to be a General News Reporter for @thedailytexan !! The work that we do at the Texan is so rewarding and I sincerely encourage everyone to apply! I’m News Editor for the summer, dm me with any questions about the application or department!
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Morgan Severson
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Last regular newspaper of the semester with a fire cover, check it out!!
@thedailytexan
The Daily Texan
7 months
Happy Tuesday, Longhorns! In today’s issue: + New digital twin of campus could help predict energy needs for climate change + @UTAustin resident quartet’s collaboration with fellow Austin musicians earns Grammy nomination + @TexasFootball secures a spot in the Big 12
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Yesterday @BetoORourke visited UT Austin as the first stop on his College Tour, here are some of my favorite shots I took at the event! Check out @thedailytexan 's gallery of the event here:
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Roughly 50 participants were at the protest, workers from Insomnia Cookies on 24th St. were present in support Participants chant “There’s one thing that’s clear to me, Starbucks Workers Unity”
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“From Austin to Buffalo, Union busting’s got to go” Participants chant referencing the Starbucks store in Buffalo, N.Y. — the first in the country to unionize
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“It’s really a choice for the greater good” Employees at VIA 313 announced Thursday they filed to unionize as @restaurantwrkrs for better wages and to improve working conditions in Austin’s service industry as a whole My latest for @thedailytexan :
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Morgan Severson
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General staff applications for @thedailytexan are open NOW through September 4!! With 15 different departments, The Daily Texan has a place for you! Apply at and DM me with any questions!
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Garcia said if Starbucks wants to show its employees their voices have value, “let us unionize”
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"You have to live a little bit more in fear" In my latest story for @thedailytexan , students reflect on the maternal health disparities for Black women and how an abortion ban in Texas will disproportionately affect them Read more here:
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Check out my latest story for @thedailytexan about “The Blue Trees” an environmental art installation by @kondimopoulos at Pease Park! 📸: @kara0grace
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"While it kind of hurts to take (UT) of the list, I still have other options" The overturn of Roe v. Wade gives incoming college students and their parents another factor to consider when deciding where to go to college My latest for @thedailytexan :
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ( @SenSanders ) visited Austin on Saturday to join congressional candidate Greg Casar ( @GregCasar ) at Texas AFL-CIO in support of Texans unionizing like @atx_sbwu , @restaurantwrkrs & more Photos by me for @thedailytexan / @texan_jpg
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"What about my roommate?" In my latest for @thedailytexan , students positive with COVID-19 fear infecting their roommate after UHD adopts new "isolation-in-place" strategy Check it out here:
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Check out my latest story for @thedailytexan about the passage of the CROWN Act in the US House of Representatives on March 18 and Texas’ attempt to pass the act last year
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First summer issue of @thedailytexan is out NOW!
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The Daily Texan
1 year
Happy Tuesday, Longhorns! In today’s issue: + Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeached by 121-23 house vote + A list of Pride-related events to check out in Austin this month + @TexasBaseball secures a spot in the Super Regionals All this and more:
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@phillasophic @UTAustinPolice @UTAustin I would like to cover this for The Daily Texan, I sent you a message on Instagram!
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I’m reporting on the LTISD school board meeting for my Reporting Public Issues class! #J322Dawson
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I really loved this story by @juell_ali , so check it out!!!
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The Daily Texan
1 year
“I think that it has an emotional connection with everyone that passes by it.” @americancampus will preserve the historic “Hi, How Are You” mural, located on the Goodall Wooten building, throughout its renovation.
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👩🏽‍💻 It’s internship season! ✍🏽 Come to @NABJ_UTAustin ’s meeting tomorrow at 6:30 in DMC 3.206! Moody Career Center’s Ashley Nash will be giving us a presentation! Hope to see you there!
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FIRST BLACK FEMALE WINNER OF BIG BROTHER!! #BB24
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The co-director of @UT_SG 's Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency was removed on July 19 after mishandling funds with a Torchy's Taco order last semester Read my story for @thedailytexan :
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Morgan Severson
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@KatyNel86 is the best!! Happy FNOP, look out for @thedailytexan in the stands on Monday 😉
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Christina Huang
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we are back @thedailytexan
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At just 21 years old, government senior Phil Brual will have his name printed on Austin’s mayoral ballot in November Read my latest for @thedailytexan
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Read my latest for the Texan👇🏽
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The Daily Texan
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. @SecBlinken discussed the war in Ukraine, immigration, artificial intelligence and more during visit to @UTAustin on Wednesday as part of an event hosted by the @ClementsCenter at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium.
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“There’s actually no change in policy that’s required…” In my latest for @thedailytexan , I talked to UT’s Vice Provost for Academic Affairs about how the University plans to approach the use of AI in the classroom this fall
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Check out my latest story I wrote with Abbie Bard @thedailytexan !!
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The Daily Texan
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Residents at university-managed housing Jester West and Dobie Twenty21 say they are experiencing uncomfortably warm temperatures, leading to residents’ doubts about a future with @UTHousing .
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On Tuesday, the Lakeway City Council unanimously approved the use of $57,820 in hotel occupancy tax funds for the Lake Travis Film Festival, which is set to take place in Lakeway and Bee Cave from Sept. 14-17. Read my latest for @statesman :
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My most recent story for The Daily Texan👇🏽
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The Daily Texan
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In a recent study, @UTAustin researchers found that oil and gas production activities, such as hydraulic fracturing and wastewater injection, are the likely cause of increased earthquakes in West Texas and New Mexico.
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UT students, do you use ChatGPT or other types of AI for your assignments? I'm writing a story for @thedailytexan on the use of AI for assignments at UT! DM me for an interview!
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Spring semester applications for @thedailytexan are open NOW! Apply by January 20th at
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The Bee Cave City Council showed support for the arts on Tuesday by approving funding for a local theater group and the city’s art foundation Read my latest for @statesman
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Photo by me! Check out the story as well!!
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The Daily Texan
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Despite West Campus staple @jpspancakeco gaining rapid success, the pancake food truck recently opened up online about its struggles and staffing issues with hope of receiving support from the @UTAustin community.
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The Office of the Dean of Students is indefinitely postponing applications for @utscc while it reviews the student organization’s governing documents to ensure they are consistent with University policy Read my latest for @thedailytexan :
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Favorite cover so far this semester —check out today’s issue of the Texan!
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The Daily Texan
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Happy Tuesday, Longhorns! In today’s issue: + “Death Star” bill takes effect despite constitutional concerns + Tomás Minc is a Senior World Cup Champion in gymnastics event + @TexasFootball looks forward after win over @AlabamaFTBL All this and more:
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Morgan Severson
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TOMORROW: 🗞 @NABJ_UTAustin meeting 🤘🏽 Learn about maintaining a mentor relationship from KXAN's @JenSandersTV DMC 5.102 @ 6:30 PM, everyone is welcome — bring a friend!
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“These frontline leaders, are the ones that are going to change that from the grassroots all the way up. So when you come over to Starbucks and you order a coffee say I wanted strong and sweet like organized labor” Senator @sarah_eckhardt
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New program coming to West Campus!
@WCAmbassadors
West Campus Ambassadors
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📣Attention West Campus and Surrounding Areas📣 We are thrilled to introduce ourselves to the West Campus community. Our purpose- help keep The Drag and West Campus safe & clean for everyone. Give us a follow to keep up with everything who, what, when, where WCA
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1/ Check out my story for @thedailytexan about Kate Snedeker’s @gray4glio
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The Texas Union is home to @UTAustin 's first esports gaming lounge after partnering with @Alienware "For us specifically, we see it as a push more toward the legitimization of esports on campus," said @Longhorn_Gaming president Daphnee Grignon
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City employees could have their pay increased to $22 an hour in the fall following a unanimous decision by the Austin City Council to raise the minimum wage for city employees on June 16 Read my story for @thedailytexan here:
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In a special meeting last Thursday, Austin City Council unanimously passed items supporting access to reproductive healthcare, as well as The GRACE Act to decriminalize abortion in the city — an effort that directly defies current state law
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The balloons on my profile are so cute 🥺 I am 20 years old today! I had an amazing day today getting breakfast at Kerbey Lane and driving back to Houston with my boyfriend 💗 Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!
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CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act was first written by California Sen. Holly Mitchell and was signed into law in the state in 2019. Since then, other states have passed their own versions of the act. Read more here:
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. @Tesla 's 10 million-square-feet Gigafactory will create 10,000 jobs, but also raises environmental concerns about water and air quality for the community around it Read more in my story for @thedailytexan Link:
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Following Texas’ latest abortion ban, Planned Parenthood clinics see an increased demand for contraception and reproductive healthcare appointments — care that is more important now than ever a @PPGreaterTX spokesperson said My story for @thedailytexan
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Students living in supplemental housing since the beginning of the semester are now being offered contracts by UHD to move into their permanent residences, but some students say they don’t want to move Fantastic story by @IrelandBlouin_ give it a read!
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In response to the recent winter storm, the Bee Cave City Council held a special meeting on Monday and voted to extend the Feb. 2 declaration of disaster until March 28. Read my latest for @statesman
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“Today is an opportunity to speak up and support freedom of association of the importance of union labor,” @LloydDoggettTX
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@imhopeunger My bunny 🥰🥰
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Morgan Severson
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Latest byline for the Texan with @Kevin_Vu_ , check out our story here:
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The Daily Texan
9 months
The White House held a briefing for student publications to share the Biden administration’s plan to address various topics of student interest including college affordability, mental health and climate change.
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At the last school board meeting, the @ltisdschools demographer presented 5 potential rezoning options to alleviate overcrowding at Rough Hallow and Bee Cave elementaries after construction of a new elementary school was denied. My latest for @statesman
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Project HOPE is an international art collaboration between Bee Cave and Paestum, Italy honoring Texas veterans during WWII The project is looking for artwork submissions from students and veterans to be featured in Italy Read my latest for @statesman
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Morgan Severson
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Employees at @sbwuatx45lamar protested on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, claiming stalled union negotiations Read my latest for @thedailytexan here:
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Check out my first story for @thedailytexan !!
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The Daily Texan
2 years
Finance and economics senior Jaskaran Singh continues to represent the Forty Acres on the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship, after winning $19,900 in the quarterfinal round and advancing to the semifinals.
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Art by: Daniela Rumbaut!! Story:
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