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- The Texas Public Information Act makes some of our records, including emails, available to the public upon request. Using a personal email address means an employee's entire personal email record could be subject to open records. Emails sent or received by employees in the course of conducting university business are also subject to state records retention and security requirements.
- University email accounts also provided provide a higher level of protection and security from cyberattacks and phishing scams, which have greatly increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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