Your Statesman morning headlines for 11/27/2017

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. Monday’s Top Story [Pay raises, hiring initiatives usher in Texas CPS improvements ]( [Pay raises, hiring initiatives usher in Texas CPS improvements]( More caseworkers are staying on the job and workloads have plummeted almost a year after state offic... [Read More »]( Local News [Austin family matches up to $100,000 in Season for Caring donations ]( [Austin family matches up to $100,000 in Season for Caring donations]( For the second year, the Sheth family will match Statesman Season for Caring donations ... [Read More »]( [Cyber Monday: 5 things to know before you start shopping ]( [Cyber Monday: 5 things to know before you start shopping]( Don’t expect much work to get done at the office Monday. ... [Read More »]( [After six seasons, Texas A&M parts ways with head coach Kevin Sumlin ]( [After six seasons, Texas A&M parts ways with head coach Kevin Sumlin]( Kevin Sumlin’s body language suggested he already knew the inevitable.... [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 »]( [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 »]( Business [Cyber Monday: 5 things to know before you start shopping ]( [Cyber Monday: 5 things to know before you start shopping]( Don’t expect much work to get done at the office Monday. ... [Read More »]( [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 »]( Sports [Texas rallies late, but loses to No. 17 Gonzaga 76-71 in OT ]( [Texas rallies late, but loses to No. 17 Gonzaga 76-71 in OT]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Coach Mark Few had no idea what to expect from No. 17 Gonzaga whe... [Read More »]( [Texas rallies late, but loses to No. 17 Gonzaga 76-71 in OT ]( [Texas rallies late, but loses to No. 17 Gonzaga 76-71 in OT]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Coach Mark Few had no idea what to expect from No. 17 Gonzaga whe... [Read More »]( [No. 17 Gonzaga blows big lead, holds off Texas 76-71 in OT ]( [No. 17 Gonzaga blows big lead, holds off Texas 76-71 in OT]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Coach Mark Few had no idea what to expect from No. 17 Gonzaga when his team ar... [Read More »]( [Texas to open at home, but UT’s road to the Final Four goes through Stanford ]( [Texas to open at home, but UT’s road to the Final Four goes through Stanford]( No. 2 will be a No. 2.... [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 [Trump doubles down on Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race ]( [Trump doubles down on Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race]( President Donald Trump said electing a Democrat as Alabama's next senator "would be a disaster," as... [Read More »]( [Full slate of unfinished business will test lawmakers ]( [Full slate of unfinished business will test lawmakers]( The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers would be daunting even if Washington were functio... [Read More »]( [Conyers gives up Judiciary post amid sex harassment probe ]( [Conyers gives up Judiciary post amid sex harassment probe]( Even while fiercely denying allegations of sexual harassment, Michigan Rep. John Conyers is giving ... [Read More »]( [California high court to decide legality of farm worker law ]( [California high court to decide legality of farm worker law]( An upcoming ruling by California's highest court in a legal battle between the union launched by la... [Read More »]( [Miss Universe contestants speak on sexual harassment issue ]( [Miss Universe contestants speak on sexual harassment issue]( Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters didn't shy away when asked to comment on sexual harassment just... [Read More »]( World [Third time's a romantic charm for engaged Prince Harry ]( [Third time's a romantic charm for engaged Prince Harry]( When it comes to romance, it's third time's a charm for Prince Harry, who has long been one of Brit... [Read More »]( [Toll from Greek floods rises to 23 as 2 new deaths reported]( Greek authorities on Monday raised to 23 the death toll from heavy flooding near Athens this month,... [Read More »]( [Syrian activists: Strike on IS-held village kills 25 people]( Syrian activists say an airstrike on a village held by the Islamic State killed at least 25 people,... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Royals, politicians congratulate Harry, Markle ]( [The Latest: Royals, politicians congratulate Harry, Markle]( The Latest on the engagement of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle to wed next year ]( [Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle to wed next year]( Actress, humanitarian campaigner, lifestyle blogger — and, next spring, a royal.... [Read More »]( Austin360 [This week’s music picks: Project ATX6 finale, Nicole Atkins and more ]( [This week’s music picks: Project ATX6 finale, Nicole Atkins and more]( [youtube=... [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 »]( [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... 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