Your morning headlines for 12/31/2017

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Sunday, December 31, 2017 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Sunday, December 31, 2017 Sunday's Top Story [Orange-barrel update: What's new with Central Texas road construction ]( [Orange-barrel update: What's new with Central Texas road construction]( Yes, the MoPac toll lane project, which first appeared on this annual transportation construction ro... [Read More »]( Local News [PolitiFact: Checking Jerry Patterson on homes repaired after Harvey ]( [PolitiFact: Checking Jerry Patterson on homes repaired after Harvey]( Jerry Patterson says George P. Bush, who succeeded him as Texas land commissioner in 2015, has floun... [Read More »]( [Police: Teen shot woman in the back in SE Austin drug deal gone bad ]( [Police: Teen shot woman in the back in SE Austin drug deal gone bad]( Austin police have charged a 17-year-old in a Southeast Austin shooting that left a woman possibly p... [Read More »]( [Vigil held for woman killed in 'senseless' East Austin robbery ]( [Vigil held for woman killed in 'senseless' East Austin robbery]( Ebony Sheppard had a magnetic personality and an infectious smile.... [Read More »]( [Where to eat on New Year's Eve ]( [Where to eat on New Year's Eve]( You could stay in and cook on New Year's Eve, but what fun would that be? Many restaurants around to... [Read More »]( [BREAKING: Car crashes into Dollar Tree store in North Austin; 2 hurt ]( [BREAKING: Car crashes into Dollar Tree store in North Austin; 2 hurt]( Two women were injured when a car plowed into a Dollar Tree store in North Austin on Saturday, autho... [Read More »]( Business [Up the Ladder]( Biomedical ... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( AUTONOMOUS AUSTIN ... [Read More »]( [Exclusive: Austin-based Indeed to lease new 11-story office tower at Domain ]( [Exclusive: Austin-based Indeed to lease new 11-story office tower at Domain]( Austin-based online job search firm Indeed confirmed Friday that will lease all the space in a new o... [Read More »]( [LifePlanner's creator: Proud of growth, direction of Austin company ]( [LifePlanner's creator: Proud of growth, direction of Austin company]( Not everything is digital these days, even though it often seems that way.... [Read More »]( [Tattoo shop faces backlash after posting 'rape kit' given as holiday gift ]( [Tattoo shop faces backlash after posting 'rape kit' given as holiday gift]( A Salt Lake City tattoo shop is reeling after its owner posted a disturbing image of a "rape kit" gi... [Read More »]( Sports [Texas Stars fall to San Diego Gulls for third straight loss]( The Texas Stars fell for the third straight game as the San Diego Gulls came away with a 6-3 victory... [Read More »]( [Fantasy football: Week 17 rankings ]( [Fantasy football: Week 17 rankings]( Well, this was a tough week for figuring out my fantasy football rankings. Week 17 is a crap shoot w... [Read More »]( [Fantasy football: Who to start and who to avoid in Week 17 ]( [Fantasy football: Who to start and who to avoid in Week 17]( Most respectable yearlong fantasy football leagues have concluded their seasons. But I know there ar... [Read More »]( [Bucking The Line: Fiesta, Orange Bowl picks ]( [Bucking The Line: Fiesta, Orange Bowl picks]( ... [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: Jan. 1, 2018]( If voter fraud is so rampant, as Donald Trump and Roy Moore have both claimed about their elections,... [Read More »]( [Herman: 2018, odder than 2017? ]( [Herman: 2018, odder than 2017?]( It's time for my predictions for 2018, which, though technically even, could be odder than 2017, whi... [Read More »]( [Facebook comments: Dec. 31, 2017]( As reported by the American-Statesman's Sebastian Herrera, Mayor Steve Adler made a bold statement a... [Read More »]( [Austin Answered: The mystery of the murals in the medical tower ]( [Austin Answered: The mystery of the murals in the medical tower]( A reader asks of our Austin Answered project: What's the story behind the murals in the lobby of the... [Read More »]( [Herman: Don Willett returns to Twitter, Keith Richards gets a shoutout ]( [Herman: Don Willett returns to Twitter, Keith Richards gets a shoutout]( It was a clash of impressive forces. On one side, the powerful presidential/congressional complex an... [Read More »]( Nation [Throngs expected for flashy, frigid Times Square ball drop]( New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world will pack into Times Square ... [Read More »]( [Angry at Trump, North Carolina Democrats hope for 2018 gains]( North Carolina Democrats say they're energized for 2018, intent on regaining their historical contr... [Read More »]( [Trump to have lunch with Florida governor ]( [Trump to have lunch with Florida governor]( President Donald Trump planned to lunch with Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday, as he spends the ho... [Read More »]( [Supreme Court to take up Ohio's purges of inactive voters ]( [Supreme Court to take up Ohio's purges of inactive voters]( Joseph Helle was expecting a different sort of reception when he returned home from Army tours in I... [Read More »]( [List bans 'fake news,' 'covfefe' and 'let me ask you this' ]( [List bans 'fake news,' 'covfefe' and 'let me ask you this']( Let me ask you this: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful o... [Read More »]( World [S. Korea holds Panama oil tanker suspected of N. Korea trade]( South Korea says it is inspecting a Panama-flagged oil tanker suspected of evading international sa... [Read More »]( [Protests in Iran fanned by exiled journalist, messaging app]( As protests over Iran's faltering economy rapidly spread across the country, a channel on a mobile ... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Trump tweets more support for Iran's protesters ]( [The Latest: Trump tweets more support for Iran's protesters]( The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Revelers around the world ring in 2018, say bye to the old ]( [Revelers around the world ring in 2018, say bye to the old]( A look at how people around the world are ringing in 2018:... [Read More »]( [Crash between truck and bus in Kenya kills at least 36 ]( [Crash between truck and bus in Kenya kills at least 36]( A police official says a collision between a truck and a bus in western Kenya has killed at least 3... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Best coffee shops near North Austin ]( [Best coffee shops near North Austin]( We extended our coffee search to Near North Austin recently and, although we got a good start on thi... [Read More »]( [Spending New Year's Eve in? ACL Hall of Fame broadcast might be the ticket ]( [Spending New Year's Eve in? ACL Hall of Fame broadcast might be the ticket]( As the clock approaches midnight on Sunday, the New Year is set to bring freezing temperatures that ... [Read More »]( [Three fun - and free - New Year's Day workouts in Austin ]( [Three fun - and free - New Year's Day workouts in Austin]( Go getters will have to brace for the cold at a couple of traditional New Year's Day events - and on... [Read More »]( [Meet the voice of Austin's MetroRail trains ]( [Meet the voice of Austin's MetroRail trains]( When riders step onto the MetroRail, they might not realize the voice announcing the train's next st... [Read More »]( [Things to do in Austin with the family, Dec. 31-Jan. 6 ]( [Things to do in Austin with the family, Dec. 31-Jan. 6]( Events ... [Read More »]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( [Twitter] [@Statesman]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( [Instagram] [Tumblr]( We have an app for whatever you want — news, weather, entertainment and more. | Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. 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