{"id":56377,"date":"2023-02-06T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56377"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:57:55","slug":"texas-proposes-statewide-tiktok-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56377","title":{"rendered":"TEXAS PROPOSES STATEWIDE TIKTOK BAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov.\u00a0Greg Abbott\u00a0(R) unveiled Monday a\u00a0<a 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