Your morning headlines for 1/27/2018

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Saturday, January 27, 2018 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Saturday, January 27, 2018 Saturday's Top Story [Professor's felony domestic abuse case prompts UT policy review ]( [Professor's felony domestic abuse case prompts UT policy review]( University of Texas officials will review their policy for investigating faculty members who are cha... [Read More »]( Local News [Crew ownership backs away from Butler Shores as Austin stadium site ]( [Crew ownership backs away from Butler Shores as Austin stadium site]( The MLS to Austin soccer saga bounced in different directions Friday. ... [Read More »]( [Ken Paxton pivots from suing Obama to defending Trump policies ]( [Ken Paxton pivots from suing Obama to defending Trump policies]( After making a national splash with a barrage of lawsuits against the Obama administration, Texas At... [Read More »]( [New PTSD study shows recovery for Fort Hood soldiers in just two weeks ]( [New PTSD study shows recovery for Fort Hood soldiers in just two weeks]( A recent Fort Hood-based study holds hope for a speedy recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder ... [Read More »]( [Austin-area home starts hit second-highest level on record ]( [Austin-area home starts hit second-highest level on record]( Amid continued strong demand for housing, Central Texas builders started construction on just over 1... [Read More »]( [Texas 130 expansion stalls as Texas toll roads go out of style ]( [Texas 130 expansion stalls as Texas toll roads go out of style]( The Texas Department of Transportation has a contractor lined up to add a lane to each side of Texas... [Read More »]( Business [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( OFFICE MARKET: ... [Read More »]( [Why Dell might be considering an IPO  ]( [Why Dell might be considering an IPO ]( Less than five years after becoming a private company, could Round Rock-based Dell Technologies beco... [Read More »]( [Austin-area home starts hit second-highest level on record ]( [Austin-area home starts hit second-highest level on record]( Amid continued strong demand for housing, Central Texas builders started construction on just over 1... [Read More »]( [9 ways to avoid the sick bug at your office]( [9 ways to avoid the sick bug at your office]( The CDC says it's a widespread flu season and the prominent strain is more serious than usual. But e... [Read More »]( [Wait, what? Talking about AT&T's letter supporting net neutrality with Texas Standard ]( [Wait, what? Talking about AT&T's letter supporting net neutrality with Texas Standard]( This week on the "Texas Standard" radio show, we revisited the ongoing battle over net neutrality, s... [Read More »]( Sports [Letters to the Sports Editor]( Super Bowl teams hail from patriotic areas ... [Read More »]( [Determined approach to hunt pays off in form of massive buck ]( [Determined approach to hunt pays off in form of massive buck]( Sometimes the best strategy for hunting a big deer is to be hardheaded.... [Read More »]( [Coyotes need to be viewed more as survivors than monsters ]( [Coyotes need to be viewed more as survivors than monsters]( I was a kid during the atomic bomb scares of the 1950s, and those were truly terrifying.... [Read More »]( [Hat trick ends Texas Stars' three-game win streak]( The Stockton Heat scored four goals in the third period to defeat the Texas Stars 6-2 in an American... [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Why annexation laws are a slow death for cities ]( [Commentary: Why annexation laws are a slow death for cities]( The 2017 Texas Legislature's passage of an anti-annexation law amounts to a painfully slow death-by-... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Jan. 28, 2018]( Re: Jan. 25 articles, "Harsh penalty unlikely for Texas judge who gave jury advice from God" and "Ju... [Read More »]( [Castillo: DACA decision will define the kind of America we want to be ]( [Castillo: DACA decision will define the kind of America we want to be]( On immigration policy, President Trump, you can't have it both ways and all the spaces between.... [Read More »]( [VIEWPOINTS: Plan criminalizing the homeless might harm them and us ]( [VIEWPOINTS: Plan criminalizing the homeless might harm them and us]( We applaud Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen for recognizing a gap in serving people who are ho... [Read More »]( [Long before ABIA, the first coast-to-coast flight landed in Austin ]( [Long before ABIA, the first coast-to-coast flight landed in Austin]( Sometimes, the tales just drop from the sky.... [Read More »]( Nation [Justice Ginsburg, nearing 85, signals she won't retire soon ]( [Justice Ginsburg, nearing 85, signals she won't retire soon]( In different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be on a valedictory tour in her final... [Read More »]( [US, Poland oppose gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany ]( [US, Poland oppose gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany]( The United States and Poland on Saturday took a strong stand against a planned gas pipeline linking... [Read More »]( [Trump letter to African leaders: Tillerson to make 1st visit ]( [Trump letter to African leaders: Tillerson to make 1st visit]( President Donald Trump in a new letter to African leaders says he "deeply respects" the people of A... [Read More »]( [Charities see nail clippers, shovels are North Korean no-nos ]( [Charities see nail clippers, shovels are North Korean no-nos]( Two shipping containers full of hygiene kits languish for weeks in a Chinese port, unable to reach ... [Read More »]( [Michigan St AD retires; Dantonio defends himself ]( [Michigan St AD retires; Dantonio defends himself]( Michigan State University's athletic director retired two days after the university president resig... [Read More »]( World [Urgent help sought for AU force's planned Somalia withdrawal]( The head of the African Union mission in Somalia says its planned withdrawal of 21,000 troops from ... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Incumbent still leading Czech presidential vote ]( [The Latest: Incumbent still leading Czech presidential vote]( The Latest on the presidential election in the Czech Republic (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Top Pakistani court orders arrest of escaped police officer ]( [Top Pakistani court orders arrest of escaped police officer]( A Pakistani lawyer says the country's supreme court has given police three days to arrest an abscon... [Read More »]( [14 killed in jihadist attack on army camp in northern Mali]( Islamic militants stormed an army camp in northern Mali early Saturday, killing at least 14 soldier... [Read More »]( [Pope: Bishop, 18 others, slain in Algeria are martyrs]( Pope Francis has recognized as martyrs 19 people who were slain in Algeria in the 1990s, including ... [Read More »]( Austin360 [But first, let me take a selfie ]( [But first, let me take a selfie]( Sure, you love Austin and enjoy showing it off on your Instagram and Facebook feeds.... [Read More »]( [Celebrate Dinosaur Day and more family fun in Austin, Jan. 28-Feb. 3 ]( [Celebrate Dinosaur Day and more family fun in Austin, Jan. 28-Feb. 3]( Events ... [Read More »]( [Latest in Terry Shames' mystery series explores horrors of dogfighting ]( [Latest in Terry Shames' mystery series explores horrors of dogfighting]( A small-town chief of police acquires a dog en route to solving a vicious case of murder in Terry Sh... [Read More »]( [Things to do this week include "Wild Kratts" show, Michael Pollan talk]( 1. Captain Scott Kelly at the Paramount Theatre... [Read More »]( [Long way from Dillon: How Taylor Kitsch became 'Waco' cult leader ]( [Long way from Dillon: How Taylor Kitsch became 'Waco' cult leader]( In the character of troubled high school quarterback Tim Riggins on "Friday Night Lights," a Canadia... [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. You received this message because you signed up to receive Morning Headlines on [statesman.com](. 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