Your Statesman morning headlines for 1/1/2018

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 [Hard freeze on New Year’s Eve thins crowds at Austin outdoor bash ]( [Hard freeze on New Year’s Eve thins crowds at Austin outdoor bash]( Frigid temperatures kept crowds small Sunday at Austin’s New Year’s Eve party along Lady Bird Lake a... [Read More »]( Local News [AMBER ALERT: Woman found dead, children abducted in Round Rock ]( [AMBER ALERT: Woman found dead, children abducted in Round Rock]( 10:50 p.m. update: Round Rock police say a man involved in the abduction of two children from Round ... [Read More »]( [Heater failure caused duplex fire in southeast Austin, six displaced ]( [Heater failure caused duplex fire in southeast Austin, six displaced]( 2:50 p.m. update: Austin fire investigators have determined the cause of the duplex fir... [Read More »]( [How Austin fixed up four of its most dangerous intersections ]( [How Austin fixed up four of its most dangerous intersections]( A few years back, city officials identified five of the worst intersections in Austin and decided to... [Read More »]( [Proposed $60 million plan for Georgetown airport angers neighbors ]( [Proposed $60 million plan for Georgetown airport angers neighbors]( A 20-year proposed master plan for the Georgetown Municipal Airport that includes a longer runway, t... [Read More »]( [AUSTIN REACTS: Snow on New Year’s Eve ]( [AUSTIN REACTS: Snow on New Year’s Eve]( It started snowing again in Central Texas, and this time it came just as we started putting an end t... [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 [Bohls: Texas women B-dominant in home opener ]( [Bohls: Texas women B-dominant in home opener]( Karen Aston doesn’t grade on the curve.... [Read More »]( [McCarty, Boothe power No. 8 Texas to easy victory over WVU ]( [McCarty, Boothe power No. 8 Texas to easy victory over WVU]( The highly anticipated game between No. 8 Texas and No. 9 West Virginia didn’t live up to its billin... [Read More »]( [NBA G League: Raptors thump Spurs 93-78]( Lorenzo Brown scored a game-high 23 points and added eight rebounds and nine assists as the Raptors ... [Read More »]( [Of one mind: Mayfield and Riley ascend together at Oklahoma ]( [Of one mind: Mayfield and Riley ascend together at Oklahoma]( Usually, the Heisman Trophy winner is able to keep it together during his acceptance speech long eno... [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: Jan. 2, 2018]( Re: Dec. 24 article, “Why the best autism treatment is out of reach for poor Texas families.”... [Read More »]( [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 »]( Nation [Deep South braces for unrelenting cold heading into New Year]( Bitterly cold temperatures spreading across the Deep South will be potentially deadly, as freezing ... [Read More »]( [Minnesota Lt. Gov. Smith to join Senate, dive into campaign ]( [Minnesota Lt. Gov. Smith to join Senate, dive into campaign]( Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is vowing to "hit the ground running" as she joins the U.S. Senate th... [Read More »]( ['Star Wars' passes 'Beauty and the Beast' as top 2017 earner ]( ['Star Wars' passes 'Beauty and the Beast' as top 2017 earner]( On the last day of the calendar year, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" has surpassed "Beauty and the Beas... [Read More »]( [Anticipation high as California rolls out retail pot sales ]( [Anticipation high as California rolls out retail pot sales]( Californians may awake on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's ... [Read More »]( [Angry at Trump, North Carolina Democrats hope for 2018 gains ]( [Angry at Trump, North Carolina Democrats hope for 2018 gains]( North Carolina Democrats say they are beginning 2018 energized and intent on regaining their histor... [Read More »]( World [France's Macron wants to win fight against extremism in 2018]( French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to achieve peace in 2018 in the battle against Islam... [Read More »]( [Pope Francis laments wars, injustices that 'ruined' 2017 ]( [Pope Francis laments wars, injustices that 'ruined' 2017]( Bidding 2017 farewell, Pope Francis on Sunday decried wars, injustices, social and environmental de... [Read More »]( [Palestinians call back envoy to US for talks on future ties]( The Palestinian Foreign Minister says the Palestinian envoy to Washington is being temporarily call... [Read More »]( [Congo forces kill at least 7 in anti-government protests ]( [Congo forces kill at least 7 in anti-government protests]( Congolese security forces killed at least seven people and at least one policeman died amid violenc... [Read More »]( [Battles on 2 fronts as Syria closes out another violent year]( Government forces battled with rebels and al-Qaida militants on two fronts in Syria on Sunday as th... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Candlelight Ranch is best use of brothers’ Hill Country land ]( [Candlelight Ranch is best use of brothers’ Hill Country land]( The land waited for them. A rugged former family ranch in far northwestern Travis County tumbled dow... [Read More »]( [Wait, is this for real? ‘I, Tonya’ writer finds way more in the facts ]( [Wait, is this for real? ‘I, Tonya’ writer finds way more in the facts]( A few years ago, Steven Rogers was looking to make a change.... [Read More »]( [Willie Nelson brings the family for a New Year’s cheer at ACL Live ]( [Willie Nelson brings the family for a New Year’s cheer at ACL Live]( Oh, to be in Austin when New Year’s Eve is here. There’s no more ideal way to spend it than with Wil... [Read More »]( [This week’s music picks: Mobley, Thor, Nakia among Free Week highlights ]( [This week’s music picks: Mobley, Thor, Nakia among Free Week highlights]( Starting Monday: Free Week in Red River Cultural District and beyond. This annual new-c... [Read More »]( [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 »]( [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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