{"id":3883,"date":"2018-08-01T22:37:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T22:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/should-austin-be-renamed\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T22:37:54","slug":"should-austin-be-renamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/media\/should-austin-be-renamed\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Austin be renamed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbdat2Op7tk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A city report suggests renaming the city due to Stephen F. Austin owning slaves and helping Texas preserve slavery<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Should Austin be renamed?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Should+Austin+be+renamed%3F&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Should Austin be renamed? - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncnewsonline.com%2Fnews%2Flocal_news%2Flt-gov-austin-davis-lauds-hermitage-wheatland-merger-as-example-for-others%2Farticle_3fbbddc7-babc-5344-80e3-a98f080d1f15.html&amp;c=8531071033828264041&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLt. Gov. Austin Davis lauds Hermitage-Wheatland merger as example for others\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The merger of the former borough of Wheatland into the city of Hermitage earlier this year is something Lt. Gov. Austin Davis described as a rare occurrence in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fap-thousands-of-pro-palestinian-protesters-march-in-malmo-against-israels-eurovision-participation%2F&amp;c=12539099828565973195&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel\u2019s Eurovision participation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in the Swedish port city on Thursday against ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthout.org%2Farticles%2Ffacing-pr-crisis-ut-austin-administrators-manufacture-myth-of-outside-agitators%2F&amp;c=11189084387728948227&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFacing PR Crisis, UT Austin Administrators Manufacture Myth of Outside Agitators\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Police arrested at least 79 people after student and area organizers launched an impromptu encampment on the South Lawn of the University of Texas at Austin on April 29 in ... on the campus\u2019s South ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-ph%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fwe-must-be-ready-to-respond-to-china-s-expansion-claims%2Far-AA1o8Sle&amp;c=1956297933315011211&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018We must be ready to respond to China\u2019s expansion claims\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We must be ready to answer the People\u2019s Republic of China\u2019s increasingly intrusive and expansionist claims in the Indo-Pacific Region,\u201d US Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo said in a ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtaj.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-news%2Faustin-city-council-passes-transgender-protections%2F&amp;c=13523775219756014263&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin City Council passes transgender protections\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 Members of the Austin City Council voted Thursday afternoon to approve offering some protections to local transgender people seeking gender-affirming care, though it may lead to more ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2F2024%2F05%2F03%2Fopinion%2Fcollege-protests-israel-gaza%2F&amp;c=7257885892640245190&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow colleges should handle student protests\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Columbia University in 1985, South Africa divestment protesters blockaded Hamilton Hall, which they renamed \u201cMandela Hall ... This is not to say that speech should never be limited. There are ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fus%2Faustin-city-council-votes-to-de-prioritize-enforcement-of-texas-trans-healthcare-ban%2Far-AA1o3LUA&amp;c=11073760699350454462&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin City Council votes to de-prioritize enforcement of Texas Trans Healthcare Ban\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Austin City Council voted on Thursday to de-prioritize the enforcement of the state\u2019s Trans Healthcare Ban. This action comes after Senate Bill 14 went into effect banning gender-affirming care ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fsen-kennedy-torches-biden-anti-israel-campus-protests-jackwagons-stopped-dime&amp;c=9254373428487166916&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSen. Kennedy torches Biden over anti-Israel campus protests: These 'jackwagons' could be stopped 'on a dime'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>La., argued Biden has the ability to stop all violent anti-Israel protests 'on a dime,' but he is too worried about appeasing pro-Hamas Democrats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Faustin%2Finno%2Fstories%2Ffundings%2F2024%2F04%2F25%2Fhomepoint-luxury-home-maintenance-subscription.html&amp;c=4352184849629437407&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin startup HomePoint raises $2M for subscription-based luxury home maintenance\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Or simply building the proverbial better mousetrap. In the case of Austin luxury home maintenance startup HomePoint, it was rats. Specifically, it was the rats scurrying around the attic of Jon ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldnet.com%2Fopinion%2Fcomment-jobs-should-be-safe-regardless-of-whos-providing-labor%2F&amp;c=14908127867685319643&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComment: Jobs should be safe regardless of who\u2019s providing labor\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In news reports, the men have been called \u201ckindhearted,\u201d \u201chumble\u201d and \u201cheroes.\u201d We should ask ourselves, is it only the tragedy that made them deserving of such labels? The disparaging ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fireland%2Fsocial-affairs%2F2024%2F04%2F23%2Fstardust-families-welcome-belated-state-apology-and-say-accountability-should-be-next%2F&amp;c=1877120736994977614&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStardust families welcome belated State apology - and say accountability should be next\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>After more than four decades battling to be heard by the State, the families of the 48 people unlawfully killed in the 1981 Stardust disaster have welcomed the State\u2019s acknowledgment it ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6643cc2a73bb4af6b4ad99ddcbcc2162&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chroniclelive.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ftheatre-news%2Fi-should-be-lucky-sunderland-29042109&amp;c=17978791262154363248&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI Should Be So Lucky is an unashamedly cheesy slice of pop perfection at Sunderland Empire\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stock Aitken &amp; Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky opened at Sunderland Empire on Monday with a soundtrack of 80s classics There are some musicals that you just need to see the poster for to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A city report suggests renaming the city due to Stephen F. 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