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It's the first day back at school for children in #Uvalde — a little over three months after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School. Around town, there are murals painted for the victims. FULL STORY: bit.ly/3QfA805
Matthew McConaughey + his bongo = Perfect Austin FC home opener
Man previously mauled by bear and bitten by rattlesnake now attacked by a shark bit.ly/2K89Iwp
#BREAKING: Austin Police Department will no longer arrest or ticket for low-level marijuana possession.
BEVO GOES AFTER UGA: Viewer Shelly Krass captured the moment the Longhorns mascot got out of its pen and went toward Georgia's mascot 😱😱😱
Fourteen children ranging from ages 7 to 11 filed the first federal lawsuit against Gov. Abbott, saying his mask ban puts students with disabilities at significant risk and prevents them from their rights to public education.trib.al/qQ6pkWD
JUST IN: Russian national with ties to Vladimir Putin arrested in Austin today | Documents state the man is the founder of a bank that was formerly one of the largest privately-held banks in Russia. Read more:
UPDATE: By a vote of 10-1 today, Austin became the first city in Texas to approve protections for transgender people seeking gender-affirming care.
“The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known,” Manny Renfro said about his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, who was among those killed in the Uvalde school shooting yesterday. Learn more about some of the families impacted: trib.al/3RrnX01
Texas now joins 18 other U.S. states that have also banned medication and surgical care for transgender youth.
Students across Central Texas left their classrooms today as part of a coordinated walkout to show support for abortion rights. Read story here: trib.al/3iXyP0v
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