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"...laws will create a statewide framework to better address rape on college campuses. And the biennial budget includes nearly..."

"...sexual assault class action lawsuit filed by eight local rape survivors against the Austin Police Department and the Travis..."

"...advocates who feared the already large number of untested rape kits (sexual assault forensic exam, or SAFE kits) would..."

"...In the quest to find justice for local rape survivors, advocate Ana Rodriguez DeFrates told the Austin City..."

"...backlog of evidence, the bulk of which includes untested rape kits...."

"...backlog of evidence, the bulk of which includes untested rape kits...."

"...have not only led to the mistreatment of women rape survivors, but also violated their constitutional rights. The county's..."

"...Conner filed on behalf of “all women” who’ve been raped in Travis County and were “adversely affected” by local..."

"...the completed testing of the entire backlog of APD rape kits..."

"...action suit brought against both entities by eight local rape survivors...."

"...role in clearing the overstocked backlog, specifically sexual assault kits, which currently make up 80% of APD's untested evidence...."

"...up, but boy were we wrong. From moldy, untested rape kits to the beginning of a years-long materiality review..."

"...DNA crime lab was so poorly managed that the rape kits used to collect physical evidence of an alleged..."

"...Council vote, the ongoing legal battle between 15 women rape survivors and the city of Austin came to end...."

"...federal class action, including the years-long wait to test rape kits; police and prosecutors suggesting that survivors are "lying..."

"...– to include an exception in the case of rape or incest. To illustrate her point, Thompson brought out..."

"...leaders to sexual assault cases,” referencing APD’s crime lab rape kit backlog crisis and the ensuing reactions. Amid the..."

"...this decision, as Acevedo oversaw a department that caused rape kits to go untested for years and entrapped protestors,..."

"...to the Travis County District Attorney’s office – fail rape victims at every turn. The original proposed class action..."

"...the bulk of APD's DNA evidence, including its now-cleared rape kit backlog. The two contracts, however, are set to..."

"...incompetence and mishandling of evidence. Then, sexual assault evidence kits – collected by trained nurse examiners at Austin's emergency..."

"...No mold has been detected inside the 520 rape kits sent out for testing since the Austin Police..."

"...and then transported to the motel, where she was raped. She believes she was fleeing her attackers at the..."

"...With the contract between the city of Austin and..."

"...over the past couple of years, and the 2,454 kits that have been held in the "back backlog" –..."

"...The email does not mention any of the many..."

"...also directs new spending toward oversight, DNA testing of rape kits, victim counselors, and other public safety assets outside..."

"...Apparently rape kits do all the things. It Came from the..."

"...leadership, APD detectives in the Sex Crimes Unit “cleared” rape cases, even though they had barely been investigated at..."

"...that encompasses not just local but nationwide failures in rape-kit retention and analysis – she began meetings with newly..."