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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. Thursday’s Top Story [What you need to know about early voting before the May 5 election ]( [What you need to know about early voting before the May 5 election]( Early voting started this week and ends Tuesday before the May 5 election day. Here’s what you need ... [Read More »]( Local News [Bastrop employee claims city has ‘toxic and hostile’ work environment ]( [Bastrop employee claims city has ‘toxic and hostile’ work environment]( Tensions ran high during Tuesday night’s Bastrop City Council meeting after Kay Revetta, the city’s ... [Read More »]( [Police: Former Adidas employee stole $2,600 from Round Rock store ]( [Police: Former Adidas employee stole $2,600 from Round Rock store]( A former employee of an Adidas shoe store at the Round Rock outlet mall has been accused of stealing... [Read More »]( [These two police departments got new dogs and they’re incredibly cute ]( [These two police departments got new dogs and they’re incredibly cute]( The Austin Police Department and the University of Texas Police Department each have new officers . ... [Read More »]( [Here’s how to make sure your children are born on Texas soil, even if you don’t live in Texas ]( [Here’s how to make sure your children are born on Texas soil, even if you don’t live in Texas]( If you weren’t born in Texas, can you really consider yourself a true Texan? Some New York Times sta... [Read More »]( [Was Jeff Davis Avenue named after a different Jefferson Davis? ]( [Was Jeff Davis Avenue named after a different Jefferson Davis?]( Pop quiz: Jeff Davis was ________________________. ... [Read More »]( Business [How easy is it to #DeleteFacebook? Advice from some who’ve disconnected ]( [How easy is it to #DeleteFacebook? Advice from some who’ve disconnected]( SEATTLE — Facebook’s image has taken a beating the past couple of years. First it was the Russians b... [Read More »]( [Customers want more tech, fewer people]( Get out of our way. That’s the message customers have for merchants looking to improve their in-stor... [Read More »]( [How listening to random sound can unlock a trapped mind ]( [How listening to random sound can unlock a trapped mind]( LOS ANGELES – David Tobin took to the stage at a recent technology conference in downtown Los Angele... [Read More »]( [Best AV receivers for 2018 ]( [Best AV receivers for 2018]( So you’ve got the high-def, wide-screen, 4K video television, multiple surround speakers and a subwo... [Read More »]( [‘Yakuza 6’ a modern chapter in need of one vital update ]( [‘Yakuza 6’ a modern chapter in need of one vital update]( Jumping into the “Yakuza” series right now is a tricky proposition. Sega’s long-running underworld c... [Read More »]( Sports [Texas softball cruises to shutout win over Texas Southern ]( [Texas softball cruises to shutout win over Texas Southern]( A four-run sixth inning put the finishing touches on a 6-0 Texas softball win over Texas Southern at... [Read More »]( [Doug Ghim takes share of Big 12 men’s golf championship ]( [Doug Ghim takes share of Big 12 men’s golf championship]( Doug Ghim shot a final-round 73 to claim a share of the individual Big 12 men’s golf championship at... [Read More »]( [Central Texas hole-in-one listings]( Stephen Frey Jr., 9-iron, 142-yard 8th hole at Austin Country Club; witnesses: Howard L... [Read More »]( [Tori McCann’s maturity has paid off for district champs Cedar Ridge ]( [Tori McCann’s maturity has paid off for district champs Cedar Ridge]( In her first three seasons on Cedar Ridge’s varsity softball team, junior pitcher Tori McCann says s... [Read More »]( Opinion [Was Jeff Davis Avenue named after a different Jefferson Davis? ]( [Was Jeff Davis Avenue named after a different Jefferson Davis?]( Pop quiz: Jeff Davis was ________________________. ... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: April 26, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: April 26, 2018]( Re: April 23 letter to the editor, “Mafia? Comey flatters Trump.” ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Help pre-K kids manage feelings instead of suspending them ]( [Commentary: Help pre-K kids manage feelings instead of suspending them]( What about the four-year-old who tears posters off the classroom wall? Or the pre-K student who thre... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Austin City Council shouldn’t gut important ethics law ]( [Commentary: Austin City Council shouldn’t gut important ethics law]( The Austin City Council votes Thursday on whether to eviscerate one of Austin’s most important ethic... [Read More »]( [Why Austin isn’t getting as much affordable housing money as you might think ]( [Why Austin isn’t getting as much affordable housing money as you might think]( Facing an urgent need to fund more affordable housing in Austin, the City Council set its sights on ... [Read More »]( Nation [MGM sets August opening date for Massachusetts casino ]( [MGM sets August opening date for Massachusetts casino]( The fate of Wynn's glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is o... [Read More »]( [APNewsBreak: Feds' delays imperil migrant children ]( [APNewsBreak: Feds' delays imperil migrant children]( The U.S. government risks placing migrant children in the custody of human traffickers because feder... [Read More »]( [Q&A: Why Colorado, Arizona teachers are walking off the job ]( [Q&A: Why Colorado, Arizona teachers are walking off the job]( Tens of thousands of schoolteachers plan to walk off the job in Arizona and Colorado on Thursday, s... [Read More »]( [Ford promises more savings as 1Q earnings rise 9 percent ]( [Ford promises more savings as 1Q earnings rise 9 percent]( Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will shed most of its North American car lineup as part of broad p... [Read More »]( [Accused serial rapist and killer undetected working as cop ]( [Accused serial rapist and killer undetected working as cop]( Joseph DeAngelo's six-year career as a cop came swiftly to an end after being busted for shopliftin... [Read More »]( World [Armenian parliament calls for PM vote for next week ]( [Armenian parliament calls for PM vote for next week]( The Armenian parliament on Thursday called for an extraordinary session next week to vote for a new... [Read More »]( [Ethiopia raises cry for Britain to return 'looted' artifacts ]( [Ethiopia raises cry for Britain to return 'looted' artifacts]( The hair of a long-dead emperor is among the artifacts Ethiopia's government is demanding be return... [Read More »]( [Report: Syrian troops break into IS-held Damascus district]( Syrian state media is reporting that government forces have pushed into a Damascus neighborhood hel... [Read More »]( [APNewsBreak: Feds' delays imperil migrant children ]( [APNewsBreak: Feds' delays imperil migrant children]( The U.S. government risks placing migrant children in the custody of human traffickers because feder... [Read More »]( [Mission accomplished? Macron shines in US, troubled at home ]( [Mission accomplished? Macron shines in US, troubled at home]( France's Emmanuel Macron left Washington looking like a superstar — whether or not he changed Presi... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin360 arts list, April 27-May 3 ]( [Austin360 arts list, April 27-May 3]( Theater & dance ... [Read More »]( [Austin will crown a new Funniest Person, plus more comedy in May ]( [Austin will crown a new Funniest Person, plus more comedy in May]( The race for Austin’s comedy crown heats up in May (along with the creeping temperatures). Root for ... [Read More »]( [Austin360 recreation list, April 27-May 3]( Markets ... [Read More »]( [Flowers, fests and more to do this weekend ]( [Flowers, fests and more to do this weekend]( Red Poppy Festival. Georgetown’s annual springtime tradition, the Red Poppy Festival, i... [Read More »]( [Cine Las Americas film festival kicks off May 2 ]( [Cine Las Americas film festival kicks off May 2]( When 88-year-old Abraham Bursztein’s children sell his Buenos Aires home and prepare to move him int... [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. 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