Fabien Cousteau, founder of Plant a Fish, an educational and ocean-restoration project in New York, has used online platforms to process web-based donations for his organization, which doesn't have the staff to open envelopes, deposit checks and organize spreadsheets.

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"Under Texas procedure when it's a case involving and alleging abuse of a minor, the minor's identity should be protected, and the girl's attorneys might have violated that, " said Susan Hays, an attorney and legal adviser to Jane's Due Process, an Austin-based nonprofit organization that represents pregnant minors in the state.

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