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The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
Tiktok is currently banned on MSU networks, and all official MSU accounts on the platform are deactivated, 2023.

TikTok ban forces MSU to adapt

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief • February 24, 2023

Texas state agencies and universities are moving swiftly to achieve compliance with a new mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott. The mandate will affect state employees at all levels by banning TikTok, one of...

Gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott spoke to the locals of Wichita Falls at the 8th Street Coffee House in Wichita Falls, Feb. 18. Photo by Sam Croft.

Gov Abbott says ‘freeze’

Kara McIntyre • February 8, 2017

The order from Gov. Greg Abbott was simple — an immediate hiring freeze.The initial reaction to the memo from Texas state Budget Director Steven Albright, however, was one of immediate concern. State...

Vote or not, get involved

The Wichitan • October 28, 2014

Our view: Voting in state and local elections this year is important, but informed voting and political and social engagement are even more important. As gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott said in...

Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott spoke at Stanley's BBQ at Stanley's BBQ in Wichita Falls, Texas Oct. 25, 2015. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Gov candidate makes campaign stop in hometown BBQ joint

Ethan Metcalf • October 25, 2014
About 100 people descended on Stanley's BBQ on Saturday afternoon to see gubernatorial candidate and "hometown boy" Greg Abbott and State Senator Ken Paxton for a campaign stop just two weeks before the Nov. 4 election.
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