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Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Curse is absolutely real’: Texas sports fans want Ted Cruz banned from games after UT playoff defeat adds to slew of brutal losses he’s attended

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

Steven Monacelli

alex-rosen-houston-police

‘We’re always trying to recruit him’: Houston police union praises vigilante with history of using racial slurs

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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BTTC

This organization says it helps Black trans people in need. Activists are doubtful

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘I am not upset. I’m enraged’: Administration asked school librarian to take down banned books display after one parent complained

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Texas Roadhouse ice container with no ice caption "21 servers and no ice" "when people act like they don't see that the ice is empty" (l) Texas Roadhouse building with sign exterior (c)Texas Roadhouse ice container with no ice caption "21 servers and no ice" "when people act like they don't see that the ice is empty" (r)

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’This is exactly what my roadhouse looks like every night’: Texas Roadhouse server says 21 are servers clocked in—but no one refills the ice bin

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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austin police department tiktok

‘Not shocked but still disappointing’: Woman told the Austin police department she was kidnapped. She claims the cops victim-blamed her and accused her of being drunk

woman hanging up missing pet sign on pole at Costco parking lot caption "I flew from New York to Fort Worth to search for my baby." (l) Black and white cat with green eyes sitting caption "My ex threw out my cat. Fort Worth, Texas 76177" (c) Google maps image of Golden Tringle Boulevard Texas captions "Someone saw my cat at the Elan Keller Ranch last Thursday." "Please help me find my baby." "He threw y baby out on Golden Triangle Boulevard and gave me 5 possible locations." (r)

womans bf threw away cat tiktok

‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘Maybe Beto will hire you’: Canvasser says Greg Abbott fired her after Ring camera caught her laughing at him (updated)

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‘Imagine the traumatized parents facing ANOTHER stressor’: Twitter users erupt over ICE presence at Uvalde shooting

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‘Austin TX cops are lame for this’: Police shove woman to the ground on 6th Street in video

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Unclick

‘The audacity to write ‘congratulations’ in the email’: Woman says her rent went up by $2,500 in Austin, apartment sent her email congratulating her

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messy dollar tree

‘These people don’t even work here, and they’re helping her’: Dollar Tree manager filmed alone in store so messy and overrun that customers have to help

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

house being loaded onto flatbed with WIDE LOAD sign and caption "meanwhile in Austin real estate, property taxes have gotten so high, our neighbor is taking their whole damn house to the hill country"

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‘Our neighbor is taking their whole damn house’: TikToker claims neighbor is moving whole house due to property taxes in Austin

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‘This is really out of control’: Tenant says their rent is going up by $850 per month in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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