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State of Texas: Meta settlement to bring social media child safety changes Original

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By Dylan McKim Verified, Josh Hinkle Verified, John Thomas Verified
| State of Texas
New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week’s segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Meta, the social media giant, will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement with the state of Texas. The agreement settles a lawsuit over accusations that the companies social media platforms harmed children.
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State investigation, officer exodus raise new questions over Leander ISD police Original

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By Josh Hinkle Verified, Arezow Doost Verified, John Thomas Verified
| KXAN-TV (Austin, TX) Verified
LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) – A new school police department is facing questions about hiring, staffing and internal operations – but what’s happening in Leander ISD could be a preview of challenges facing school districts across Texas. This week on “Cause & Effect,” KXAN Investigates examines the Leander ISD Police Department, more than a year after the district launched its own agency.
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Can Texas trust its water planning process? Report calls for changes Original

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By John Thomas Verified
| KXAN-TV (Austin, TX) Verified
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Earlier this year, officials in Corpus Christi warned the city was months away from a water emergency. Supply levels had dropped to the point that officials were making hurried plans to implement surcharges and water use reductions that would have impacted roughly 500,000 people and the energy industry in the region. Flooding rain earlier this summer brought relief, for now. But the way the situation played out is raising questions about the state’s water planning process.
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