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Correction: Texas-TikTok Ban-Lawsuit story

Jul 13, 2023, 8:34 AM | Updated: Jul 16, 2023, 11:58 am

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published July 13, 2023, about a lawsuit against Texas’ TikTok ban on official devices, The Associated Press erroneously reported Jacqueline Vickery is a professor at the University of Northern Texas. Vickery is a professor at the University of North Texas.

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Correction: Texas-TikTok Ban-Lawsuit story