Your Statesman morning headlines for 10/18/2017

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. Wednesday’s Top Story [Travis DA clears officers in 3 shootings, without grand jury review ]( [Travis DA clears officers in 3 shootings, without grand jury review]( Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said Tuesday that she will not pursue possible charge... [Read More »]( Local News [How the felony corruption case against Rep. Dawnna Dukes unraveled ]( [How the felony corruption case against Rep. Dawnna Dukes unraveled]( On Sept. 6, as they were preparing for their corruption trial against state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, a gro... [Read More »]( [Old Settler’s Music Fest files suit against new Driftwood Music Fest ]( [Old Settler’s Music Fest files suit against new Driftwood Music Fest]( The Old Settler’s Music Festival has filed suit against the Driftwood Music Festival, seeking injunc... [Read More »]( [From the high ground, a distant view of F1 racing at U.S. Grand Prix ]( [From the high ground, a distant view of F1 racing at U.S. Grand Prix]( Haywood’s Hill will once again be a popular spot with campers looking for a bargain-rate spot to wat... [Read More »]( [Would taxpayers profit if Dell Medical School creates something new? ]( [Would taxpayers profit if Dell Medical School creates something new?]( One of the University of Texas’ Dell Medical School’s main goals — to transform healthcare delivery ... [Read More »]( [Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting Austin passenger in 2015 ]( [Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting Austin passenger in 2015]( Austin police have accused a ride-hailing driver of sexually assaulting a passenger in 2015, accordi... [Read More »]( Business [Petitioners prevail in Austin Board of Realtors election ]( [Petitioners prevail in Austin Board of Realtors election]( The Austin Board of Realtors will begin 2018 with seven newly elected directors who all campaigned o... [Read More »]( [Central Texas home sales decline 4.3% in September ]( [Central Texas home sales decline 4.3% in September]( Single-family home sales declined across most areas of Central Texas in September, while the median ... [Read More »]( [More human than ‘Humans,’ ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ concludes with the hope of big ideas ]( [More human than ‘Humans,’ ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ concludes with the hope of big ideas]( Like a lot of television shows that go on to do great things, AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire” started of... [Read More »]( [Trump's wealth, ranking fall in latest Forbes 400 list ]( [Trump's wealth, ranking fall in latest Forbes 400 list]( President Donald Trump's ranking in the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans has dropped, as the maga... [Read More »]( [LA Fitness plans new gym in Cedar Park ]( [LA Fitness plans new gym in Cedar Park]( LA Fitness is continuing its push into Central Texas, unveiling plans this week to build a new locat... [Read More »]( Sports [Longhorns in the NFL: Week 6 features more Longhorns touchdowns ]( [Longhorns in the NFL: Week 6 features more Longhorns touchdowns]( Is there such a thing as a former Longhorn? These players will always be Longhorns to University of ... [Read More »]( [Bianca Turati wins ITA Texas Regional Championship ]( [Bianca Turati wins ITA Texas Regional Championship]( Texas sophomore Bianca Turati topped teammate Petra Granic for the singles title of the ITA Texas Re... [Read More »]( [MLS franchise Columbus Crew SC exploring move to Austin ]( [MLS franchise Columbus Crew SC exploring move to Austin]( Luring an inaugural major-league sports franchise to Austin advanced Tuesday from a far-fetched idea... [Read More »]( [Texas A&M lineman arrested for theft ]( [Texas A&M lineman arrested for theft]( Texas A&M freshman defensive lineman Ondario Robinson ... [Read More »]( Opinion [INSIGHT: With ride-hailing apps, should Americans stop owning cars? ]( [INSIGHT: With ride-hailing apps, should Americans stop owning cars?]( Every day, there’s more news about the inevitable arrival of autonomous vehicles. At the same time, ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: How social media posts can hurt criminal investigations ]( [Commentary: How social media posts can hurt criminal investigations]( Law enforcement officials are facing a new set of challenges in the age of social media. One such ch... [Read More »]( [Commentary: What the U.S. will lose after its withdrawal from UNESCO ]( [Commentary: What the U.S. will lose after its withdrawal from UNESCO]( “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be ... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Oct. 18, 2017]( Re: Oct. 12 commentary, “Herman: Superman rappelling. What’s wrong with this picture?” ... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Oct. 17, 2017 ]( [Letters to the editor: Oct. 17, 2017]( The East Austin Coalition for Quality Education’s Equity by Design Forum emphasized to me that respo... [Read More »]( Nation [Guilty plea but no jail for jewel thief Doris Payne, 87 ]( [Guilty plea but no jail for jewel thief Doris Payne, 87]( A notorious jewel thief recently arrested at a Georgia Walmart store got no jail time during her lat... [Read More »]( [Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead ]( [Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead]( After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she got ... [Read More »]( [Summary of Senate bipartisan health care agreement]( ... [Read More »]( [Senate health care deal in doubt as Trump says he's opposed ]( [Senate health care deal in doubt as Trump says he's opposed]( A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President ... [Read More »]( [GOP budget that's key to taxes moving ahead in Senate ]( [GOP budget that's key to taxes moving ahead in Senate]( The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump an... [Read More »]( World [German parties meet to sound out red lines for coalition ]( [German parties meet to sound out red lines for coalition]( German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting members of three smaller political parties to sound out t... [Read More »]( [Turkey says it won't buckle in visa dispute ]( [Turkey says it won't buckle in visa dispute]( Turkey's foreign minister says the country won't buckle under U.S. "impositions" as officials from b... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Rajoy calls on Catalan leader to act sensibly ]( [The Latest: Rajoy calls on Catalan leader to act sensibly]( The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack ]( [Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack]( Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia's capital in a show of defiance after the c... [Read More »]( [5 things to know about China's twice-a-decade party congress ]( [5 things to know about China's twice-a-decade party congress]( The crucial parts will be held behind closed doors, but journalists, academics and more than a billi... [Read More »]( Austin360 [‘Only the Brave’ a gripping story of firefighting heroes ]( [‘Only the Brave’ a gripping story of firefighting heroes]( Wildland firefighting is a mysterious art: a delicate dance with a raging, unpredictable force. It’s... [Read More »]( [UT graduate Dr. O. Alton Barron aims to heal Austin musicians ]( [UT graduate Dr. O. Alton Barron aims to heal Austin musicians]( Austin is home to pioneering nonprofits, such as HAAM and SIMS, that serve the health needs of the m... [Read More »]( [‘Mark Felt’ a timely look at Watergate whistle-blower ]( [‘Mark Felt’ a timely look at Watergate whistle-blower]( There’s such a thing as sheer luck, and “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” benefi... [Read More »]( [Old Settler’s Music Fest files suit against new Driftwood Music Fest ]( [Old Settler’s Music Fest files suit against new Driftwood Music Fest]( The Old Settler’s Music Festival has filed suit against the Driftwood Music Festival, seeking injunc... [Read More »]( [JEWELRY: Amanda Deer Jewelry opens first store ]( [JEWELRY: Amanda Deer Jewelry opens first store]( Amanda Eddy is opening up her first store for her jewelry brand Amanda Deer Jewelry. The grand openi... [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. 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