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  Government Transparency    Why might someone need access to a public record you ask? Whether you're a new member of the neighborhood, or old, public records can be beneficial to you. The ability to find out seemingly anything about where you live or who you live around is an attractive appeal for new parents, or even simply information seekers. However, new laws and regulations are keeping much of this "free information" just out of reach. " The importance of public records really can't be overstated because it helps ensure transparency and accountability in government. " Due to the fact that knowledge is power, our country and local communities would have a hard time, believe it or not, functioning in a society where they couldn't get their hands or know what the government is up to. Public records can be defined as, " [...] information that is recorded and stored by a government which a member of the publishes a right to access and review.  Reco

In The Know Imagine you're a brand new couple, with a brand new baby, just settling down to start your lives as a family. Your significant other just got the job opportunity of a lifetime, and you're having to move away from your friends and family into the big city of Austin Texas. While moving into the unknown is scary for anyone, settling to start a new family with young kiddos adds that much more pressure. Access to the cities public records can ease some moving stress as you can see first hand where you'll be living and who you'll be living around. Public records are your eyes into the world around you and you should take advantage of that access.  Public records in the city of Austin are readily available to anyone. " The Texas Public Information Act gives you the right to access government records, and the public information officer may not ask why you want them. " There are many reasons why you may want to access you local public records. You may want

On a Happier Note With colleges returning to campus amid a pandemic, everything looks a little bit different. Classes are moved online, for some of us all of them, and once heavy populated areas are a no mans land. Masks are worn around campus, hiding our smiles and excitement to be back, and it seems that the only thing we are hearing is who's sick and how many people are in quarantine. All of this information is hard news, but for the purpose of this blog post, were going to turn it around. The University of Texas is a large school, with a large campus, in the heart of a large city. Obviously crime, corona, and whats latest in the government will reign supreme on their local news outlets, but lets talk about feature news! Feature news is the lighthearted side of things, the amusing or life revealing stories.  In a time where it seems like negativity is bitting us from all sides, a little feature news may be just the thing to turn it around. One thing I notices about the atmospher

Do you feel safe? As kids we dream of growing up, heading off to college and escaping the close grasp of our parents overbearing nature. However, our parents struggle with the idea of us growing up and going off to college.   Often times, for parents, the hardest part of sending their child off to school is the thought of being far away if something happens. What if their car gets a flat tire, they have a little too much fun at a party, or something even worse? Well, campuses work extremely hard to ensure the safety of their students, but some excel even more than others. Brigham Young University - Idaho has reigned supreme as one of the safest college campuses in the country, but how do they do it? Year after year, Brigham Young is ranked one of the top safest college campuses in America. Located in Rexburg Idaho, BYUI began its story in 1888 . Starting as a small elementary school, the institution has now flourished into a large 30,000 student university that prides itself in keepin

  Big City News In a big city, there is an endless stream of feature news that flows through the local radio stations, newspapers, and television broadcasts. Feature news is considered to be the fun side of what is covered, the more heartwarming or even mysterious stories of what is happening around town. In Austin Texas, feature news pops up frequently, whether its who's supporting the local police department, or who the longhorns are going to beat this next weekend, the feel good stories seem to never end. The local college is always brining in feature news for the big city, maybe you've heard of them, the University of Texas . As a proud longhorn fan, I had to make their introduction dramatic. As the coronavirus has affected the entire world, and sports were on fault for what felt like years, were pretty excited to have them back. The Austin American Statesman has been covering the UT football coaches since early September. On September 7th, an article was realized covering

 Hometown Hard News Growing up in a big city, news wasn't spread by word of moth like you see in those cute small town shows. We had to go out and get the news paper or turn on the TV to find out what was happening around the city. As Austin Texas is the capital of Texas, their local news is often times a little bit broader than to be expected. The Austin American Statesman is the main source for local hard news that I receive, and while it hits everything it needs to close to home, we also find out what is going on, that is noteworthy at least, across the state! Monday September 7th, Governor Greg Abbott  extended the state disaster declaration as the Corona Virus still lingers around the state. Abbott felt that " renewing this Disaster Declaration helps ensure that [they] have the resources and strategies in place to help communities across Texas respond to COVID-19" and he "[urged] Texans to take precautionary steps to protect their health by wearing a mask, socia

Just Click It News via social media has become one if not the main source of news and information for the younger generations who rely so heavily on electronics  With just a hook to pull you in, and one click you can learn everything you need to know about the latest that’s going on in the world. Whether you're scrolling through social media or looking on a website, with just clicks you can open a whole new world of information... just like these News Leads with Story Links found on Twitter. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is releasing a workout playlist in partnership with Spotify. " The goal in this Spotify partnership was t support [the] new Project Rock apparel launch by giving Dwayne's audiences as close an experience as possible to his personal training session in the Iron Paradise. " This playlist was created to give his customers the all around experience, and share a little more about himself with his fans. Today @TheRock is launching a first-of-its-kin