Your Statesman morning headlines for 1/2/2018

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. Tuesday’s Top Story [How hard do Travis judges work? County is collecting data ]( [How hard do Travis judges work? County is collecting data]( How hard do Travis County’s judges work?... [Read More »]( Local News [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 »]( [Tiny house bed-and-breakfast sits on 27-acre community for homeless ]( [Tiny house bed-and-breakfast sits on 27-acre community for homeless]( When Kelley Gatewood needed a solo getaway this summer, she headed from Dallas to Austin to spend a ... [Read More »]( [Answers to common questions about cedar fever in Central Texas ]( [Answers to common questions about cedar fever in Central Texas]( Some noses in Austin may have already noticed that cedar trees have started pollinating — but the hi... [Read More »]( [Two separately arrested New Year’s Day for allegedly punching cops ]( [Two separately arrested New Year’s Day for allegedly punching cops]( Two people were arrested in separate incidents early New Year’s Day on Sixth Street for punching pol... [Read More »]( [Affidavit: Couple arrested for having oral sex in Baby A’s booth ]( [Affidavit: Couple arrested for having oral sex in Baby A’s booth]( Police arrested a couple after a manager at a North Austin restaurant noticed them engaging in oral ... [Read More »]( Business [Why Amazon packages tiny items in huge boxes ]( [Why Amazon packages tiny items in huge boxes]( Shop from Amazon long enough and you’ll get a package that makes you wonder, “Did they really need a... [Read More »]( [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 »]( Sports [Texas 74, Iowa State 70 (OT): New year begins with Longhorns’ first win in Ames since 2010 ]( [Texas 74, Iowa State 70 (OT): New year begins with Longhorns’ first win in Ames since 2010]( AMES, Iowa — New Year’s resolutions are made to be broken, but here’s one the Longhorns should stick... [Read More »]( [At the buzzer: Texas 74, Iowa State 70 (OT) ]( [At the buzzer: Texas 74, Iowa State 70 (OT)]( AMES, Iowa — Texas was going to shoot its way into the new year whether it was advisable or not.... [Read More »]( [Golden: Herman heads into offseason as a winner ]( [Golden: Herman heads into offseason as a winner]( One thing Tom Herman said after the Texas Bowl win stood above everything else.... [Read More »]( [The most-watched bowl game of 2017 season is … ]( [The most-watched bowl game of 2017 season is …]( Before the long bowl season began Dec. 16, television media watchers figured the most popular pre-Ne... [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 [The best cookbooks of 2017: Inspiration to get dinner on the table ]( [The best cookbooks of 2017: Inspiration to get dinner on the table]( Take this, o’ keepers of page views: Print cookbook numbers are up, in sales and total number publis... [Read More »]( [Parents stay close to babies at St. David’s NICU with new web cameras ]( [Parents stay close to babies at St. David’s NICU with new web cameras]( It started when Hurricane Harvey came to Texas. Infants in neonatal intensive care unit... [Read More »]( [Former Austin Symphony conductor Maurice Peress dies ]( [Former Austin Symphony conductor Maurice Peress dies]( Maurice Peress, music director of the Austin Symphony from 1970 to 1972, d... [Read More »]( [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 »]( [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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