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Austin Fights Bathroom Bill, RIP Local Businesses, and the Student Still Missing After 5 Years

Austin Fights Bathroom Bill, RIP Local Businesses, and the Student Still Missing After 5 Years

Update: 2025-12-19
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Texas' so-called Bathroom Bill is now in ⁠full effect⁠ and enforcement of this law remains murky. Still, this week Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a ⁠tip line⁠ to encourage residents to report suspected violations. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec and Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw to discuss the ⁠bill's effects⁠ and how the city is ⁠fighting back⁠. Plus, why is Texas collecting a list of names of people who have tried to change the ⁠gender marker on their ID⁠? And later in the episode, the team breaks down the latest developments around Texas State University's decision to ⁠cancel a Black History Month⁠ exhibit, reflects on the five-year anniversary of a ⁠mysterious disappearance⁠, and pays tribute to the ⁠businesses Austin lost⁠ this year. 




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Austin Fights Bathroom Bill, RIP Local Businesses, and the Student Still Missing After 5 Years

Austin Fights Bathroom Bill, RIP Local Businesses, and the Student Still Missing After 5 Years

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