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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office and nonprofit Texas Advocacy Project (TAP) announced their 2025 “Handbags & Backpacks for Hope” campaign at a Monday press conference, during which they will collect bags to put “life-saving information in the hands of survivors across Texas.”
The campaign will take new bags, specifically purses, tote bags, diaper bags, and backpacks, at drop off points shown below…