Your morning headlines for 11/26/2017

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Sunday, November 26, 2017 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Sunday, November 26, 2017 Sunday's Top Story [Colony Park could bounce back with planned development ]( [Colony Park could bounce back with planned development]( When Barbara Scott first moved to Colony Park 43 years ago, it was a working-class neighborhood full... [Read More »]( Local News [WEAR: Explaining TxDOT's sudden retreat on toll roads ]( [WEAR: Explaining TxDOT's sudden retreat on toll roads]( People forgot the asterisk.... [Read More »]( [Austin's Crime Stoppers a crucial tool when police need a lead ]( [Austin's Crime Stoppers a crucial tool when police need a lead]( Austin police officials say they promote the crime-solving assistance nonprofit Crime Stoppers - and... [Read More »]( [Holiday gift ideas for runners, nature lovers and other athletes ]( [Holiday gift ideas for runners, nature lovers and other athletes]( We love presents that inspire us to get outside and move.... [Read More »]( [Police: Man swore at, punched officer on Black Friday ]( [Police: Man swore at, punched officer on Black Friday]( A man swore at and punched an officer on the side of a highway near Barton Creek Square on Black Fri... [Read More »]( [Man on Sixth Street broke car windows with hammer, police say ]( [Man on Sixth Street broke car windows with hammer, police say]( A man was arrested Friday after he used a hammer to break the windows of parked cars under the I-35 ... [Read More »]( Business [Colony Park could bounce back with planned development ]( [Colony Park could bounce back with planned development]( When Barbara Scott first moved to Colony Park 43 years ago, it was a working-class neighborhood full... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( TEXAS SPACEPORT ... [Read More »]( [How most air travelers feel about taking off your shoes, sharing the armrest and more ]( [How most air travelers feel about taking off your shoes, sharing the armrest and more]( Unless you are ensconced in first class, sleeping on a plane is as intimate as dozing off in a waiti... [Read More »]( [4 things to look for to get the best life insurance ]( [4 things to look for to get the best life insurance]( If no one at all depends on you financially, you are free to forget all about life insurance. But ev... [Read More »]( [Average Austin shopper to spend about $465 this holiday season ]( [Average Austin shopper to spend about $465 this holiday season]( In an ever-changing retail landscape, stores big and small have tweaked their Black Friday plans thi... [Read More »]( Sports [Texas Stars win third straight AHL contest]( Samuel Laberge scored his first career goal in the third period to help the Texas Stars defeat the C... [Read More »]( [San Marcos runs into a defensive wall in loss to Spring Westfield ]( [San Marcos runs into a defensive wall in loss to Spring Westfield]( Spring Westfield's defense brought big names and impressive numbers into a Class 6A, Division II are... [Read More »]( [Notable numbers from this past week's high school playoff action ]( [Notable numbers from this past week's high school playoff action]( ADD IT UP ... [Read More »]( [Wilson, {NAME} lead Cavaliers' charge past Judson in area playoff ]( [Wilson, {NAME} lead Cavaliers' charge past Judson in area playoff]( Lake Travis football players, coaches and cheerleaders posed with a gold trophy Saturday after the C... [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: Nov. 27, 2017 ]( [Letters to the editor: Nov. 27, 2017]( Re: Nov. 18 article, "Austin-area manufacturers battle tight job market." ... [Read More »]( [Two Views: Caddies v. the Thimbleriggers - a review of the GOP tax plan ]( [Two Views: Caddies v. the Thimbleriggers - a review of the GOP tax plan]( To assess the congressional Republican tax plan, let's begin with the movie "Caddyshack." At one poi... [Read More »]( [Two Views: Tax reform promises more jobs, bigger paychecks ]( [Two Views: Tax reform promises more jobs, bigger paychecks]( Christmas is coming, and Americans could soon have reason to be merry. ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Why Travis County needs nonprofit start-ups ]( [Commentary: Why Travis County needs nonprofit start-ups]( Austin is an entrepreneurial city filled with caring people who like to improve things. We see a wro... [Read More »]( [Heman: How we can end drunken driving ]( [Heman: How we can end drunken driving]( Senseless deaths. Again. Innocent victims. Again. Survivors' lives forever changed. Again.... [Read More »]( Nation [1 job, 2 people: Who'll be in charge at consumer agency? ]( [1 job, 2 people: Who'll be in charge at consumer agency?]( Who's the boss? That's the awkward question after the departing head of a government agency charged ... [Read More »]( [Funeral held for US border agent whose death not explained ]( [Funeral held for US border agent whose death not explained]( Family, friends and law enforcement officers converged on an adobe Catholic church in El Paso, Texa... [Read More »]( [Shoppers out seeking deals, though sales have crept earlier ]( [Shoppers out seeking deals, though sales have crept earlier]( Parking lots were full and shopping bags were plentiful in some places Saturday as holiday gift-seek... [Read More »]( [Las Vegas looks outside the casinos to draw in millennials ]( [Las Vegas looks outside the casinos to draw in millennials]( Casinos in Las Vegas are upping the ante in their pursuit of coveted millennial visitors with new a... [Read More »]( [Trump spotted golfing with Nicklaus]( First it was Tiger, then Jack.... [Read More »]( World [Honduran president likely to be re-elected in disputed vote ]( [Honduran president likely to be re-elected in disputed vote]( Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a conservative U.S. ally, appeared likely to win a secon... [Read More »]( [Saudi crown prince leads Islamic military alliance meeting ]( [Saudi crown prince leads Islamic military alliance meeting]( Saudi Arabia's assertive crown prince on Sunday opened the first high-level meeting of a kingdom-le... [Read More »]( [Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean mediator says]( Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe knew it was "the end of the road" days before he quit, an... [Read More »]( [UNICEF: Vaccines cargo to blockaded Yemen can't be one-off]( The U.N. child agency said Sunday that it has flown 1.9 million doses of vaccines to war-torn Yemen... [Read More »]( [Syria activists: Government attacks outside Damascus kill 22]( Government airstrikes and shelling outside the Syrian capital killed at least 22 civilians, activis... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Holiday gift ideas for runners, nature lovers and other athletes ]( [Holiday gift ideas for runners, nature lovers and other athletes]( We love presents that inspire us to get outside and move.... [Read More »]( [Netflix's gory, glorious 'Godless' is the Western we've been waiting for ]( [Netflix's gory, glorious 'Godless' is the Western we've been waiting for]( A person could spend years and even decades waiting for a Western as immersive and satisfying as "Go... [Read More »]( [Get your holiday shopping started and more things to do ]( [Get your holiday shopping started and more things to do]( Music ... [Read More »]( [Webb Report: Put a few El Arroyo signs under the tree this year ]( [Webb Report: Put a few El Arroyo signs under the tree this year]( The most popular comedian on Fifth Street is now a published author, just in time for Christmas. Tha... [Read More »]( [Recipe of the Week: A cozy pot pie to use up holiday leftovers ]( [Recipe of the Week: A cozy pot pie to use up holiday leftovers]( You might have already had your fill of poultry this week, but if you're looking for a recipe to use... 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