Your Statesman morning headlines for 9/22/2017

Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Friday’s Top Story [Hurricane Harvey in Texas: Overlooked victims in small towns face unique challenges ]( [Hurricane Harvey in Texas: Overlooked victims in small towns face unique challengesÂ]( For many Americans, the lasting images of Hurricane Harvey will come from Houston: towering highway ... [Read More »]( Local News [Austin ISD is banking on bond to boost enrollment, turn around schools ]( [Austin ISD is banking on bond to boost enrollment, turn around schools]( Natural lighting, movable furniture, state-of-the art technology, and open and collaborative learnin... [Read More »]( [Answers to your questions about graffiti abatement in Austin ]( [Answers to your questions about graffiti abatement in Austin]( Austin’s Graffiti Park at Castle Hill is officially the city’s only open canvas for spray painters t... [Read More »]( [Rep. Dukes’ attorneys tell DA to drop ‘baseless’ felony charges ]( [Rep. Dukes’ attorneys tell DA to drop ‘baseless’ felony charges]( State Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ lawyers say the felony charges in her corruption case are “legally and fact... [Read More »]( [Powerful quake causes anxious times for some Austin residents ]( [Powerful quake causes anxious times for some Austin residents]( Alejandra Melo Pela said she experienced the longest hour of her life after the 7.1 magnitude earthq... [Read More »]( [UT stabbing victim Stuart Bayliss faces his alleged attacker in court ]( [UT stabbing victim Stuart Bayliss faces his alleged attacker in court]( Little by little, Stuart Bayliss is literally climbing the rope to recovery after a May 1 stabbing a... [Read More »]( Business [Is Austin the landlocked surf capital of the world? Some say yes ]( [Is Austin the landlocked surf capital of the world? Some say yes]( A three-hour drive from the nearest ocean wave, Austin’s surf scene has arrived.... [Read More »]( [Tesla rumors send AMD’s stock on roller coaster ride ]( [Tesla rumors send AMD’s stock on roller coaster ride]( After a CNBC report on Wednesday said that AMD might be providing chips for Tesla’s autonomous vehic... [Read More »]( [More free time, less effort: 9 ways to be more productive at work ]( [More free time, less effort: 9 ways to be more productive at work]( Anyone who's ever held gainful employment at any level knows what it's like to goof off on the job.... [Read More »]( [We’ve only scratched the surface with AR, says ‘Pokemon Go’ lead John Hanke ]( [We’ve only scratched the surface with AR, says ‘Pokemon Go’ lead John Hanke]( John Hanke, who appears to still be recovering from the success of last year’s hit mobile game “Poke... [Read More »]( [Church acquires SW Austin office building ]( [Church acquires SW Austin office building]( Austin Stone Community Church is the new owner of the Nine One Six office building in Southwest Aust... [Read More »]( Sports [Longhorns TV schedule: Sept. 22-28 ]( [Longhorns TV schedule: Sept. 22-28]( Here’s the Longhorns TV and radio schedule heading into the weekend. It’s a look at current and form... [Read More »]( [WATCH: Tom Herman arrives in helicopter to watch recruit ]( [WATCH: Tom Herman arrives in helicopter to watch recruit]( If Thursday night was any indication, Tom Herman knows how to make quite the impression on recruits.... [Read More »]( [Texas junior tennis player advances at Oracle ITA Masters ]( [Texas junior tennis player advances at Oracle ITA Masters]( Texas junior tennis player Harrison Scott won in three sets to advance to the second round of the Or... [Read More »]( [Texas soccer player Nakia Graham finds her footing on and off the pitch ]( [Texas soccer player Nakia Graham finds her footing on and off the pitch]( Nakia Graham doesn’t speak much about herself. In fact, the Texas junior soccer player prefers to ke... [Read More »]( Opinion [Herman: Paxton opines on freedom for the jennets of Fannin County ]( [Herman: Paxton opines on freedom for the jennets of Fannin County]( From time to time, state Attorney General Ken Paxton has to officially opine. People covet opinions ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Texas-size signage fuels duel among businesses, gun groups ]( [Commentary: Texas-size signage fuels duel among businesses, gun groups]( Gun extremists appear to have developed a pattern of targeting small businesses in Texas that legall... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Sept. 22, 2017]( Re: Sept. 16 article, “Round Rock boy selling soap to help Hurricane Harvey survivors.” ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Let’s debunk falsehoods about school choice and special ed ]( [Commentary: Let’s debunk falsehoods about school choice and special ed]( As kids begin a new school year, it’s deeply unfortunate that some of the most disadvantaged student... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Senate health care plan creates ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ ]( [Commentary: Senate health care plan creates ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’]( Sixteen words from my doctor changed my life: “What worries me is that I think you are in the early ... [Read More »]( Nation [Texas asks court to allow its ban on 'sanctuary cities']( Attorneys for Texas are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to let the state's law banning... [Read More »]( [Panel weighs governor request to move Confederate monuments ]( [Panel weighs governor request to move Confederate monuments]( The location of three Confederate memorials standing on North Carolina's old Capitol grounds for ove... [Read More »]( [US Senate contender has history of provocative comments ]( [US Senate contender has history of provocative comments]( Roy Moore, a firebrand jurist who is close to snagging the state's Republican nomination for U.S. Se... [Read More »]( [Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity after Maria ]( [Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity after Maria]( The eye of Hurricane Maria was nearing the Turks and Caicos early Friday as Puerto Rico sought to re... [Read More »]( [Trump to dive into Senate runoff in Alabama ]( [Trump to dive into Senate runoff in Alabama]( It's Trump versus Trumpland.... [Read More »]( World [Syrian refugee in Estonia jailed for setting wife on fire]( An Estonian court has sentenced a Syrian refugee guilty to 10 years in prison for setting his wife o... [Read More »]( [German court sends ax attacker to psychiatric hospital]( A German court has sent a man who randomly attacked passengers with an ax at Duesseldorf's main trai... [Read More »]( [Russian sub fires cruises missiles at militants in Syria]( Russia's defense ministry says its submarine in the Mediterranean Sea has fired cruise missiles at m... [Read More »]( [France renews half of senators' seats, a test for Macron ]( [France renews half of senators' seats, a test for Macron]( On Sunday, France will elect nearly half its Senate, in a vote that is expected to illustrate the sl... [Read More »]( [Uber to lose its license to operate in London ]( [Uber to lose its license to operate in London]( London's transport authority said Friday it won't renew Uber's license to operate in the British cap... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Create a Texas-style cottage garden with these tips ]( [Create a Texas-style cottage garden with these tips]( Just because English cottage gardens don’t blanket the landscape of Central Texas doesn’t mean you c... [Read More »]( [Free events to enjoy this week include the Wine Down and more ]( [Free events to enjoy this week include the Wine Down and more]( Sunday ... [Read More »]( [Spend your Saturday at Rocktoberfest, Tribeza Style Week, more events ]( [Spend your Saturday at Rocktoberfest, Tribeza Style Week, more events]( Dining ... [Read More »]( [Is Austin the landlocked surf capital of the world? Some say yes ]( [Is Austin the landlocked surf capital of the world? Some say yes]( A three-hour drive from the nearest ocean wave, Austin’s surf scene has arrived.... [Read More »]( [Parents, tell your teens synthetic cannabis is no joke ]( [Parents, tell your teens synthetic cannabis is no joke]( We’ve done a lot of stories about K2, aka synthetic cannabis, and a rash of overdoses a... [Read More »]( [Manage Account]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@statesman.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Newsletters]( We have an app for whatever you want — news, weather, entertainment and more. Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman does not participate in unsolicited email. This is a recurring email and was sent to you because you subscribed to receive promotional emails and updates from Statesman during a previous program, promotion or contest. © 2017 Cox Media Group and Austin American-Statesman. All rights reserved. 305 S. 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