Your morning headlines for 4/28/2018

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Saturday, April 28, 2018 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Saturday, April 28, 2018 Saturday's Top Story [Tigers are endangered in Asia, but in Texas they're backyard pets ]( [Tigers are endangered in Asia, but in Texas they're backyard pets]( By some estimates, a couple thousand tigers live in Texas, many in backyards and most not registered... [Read More »]( Local News [BREAKING: Round Rock officer injured in February has died ]( [BREAKING: Round Rock officer injured in February has died]( A Round Rock police officer who was injured after being hit by a vehicle on Feb. 25 has died, Chief ... [Read More »]( [JUST IN: Woman arrested after pointing gun at UT student in West Campus area, police say ]( [JUST IN: Woman arrested after pointing gun at UT student in West Campus area, police say]( Austin police arrested a woman who pointed a weapon at a University of Texas student in the West Cam... [Read More »]( [In wake of Lockhart balloon crash, House seeks pilot medical checks ]( [In wake of Lockhart balloon crash, House seeks pilot medical checks]( Aiming to prevent tragedies similar to the fatal hot air balloon crash that killed 16 people near Lo... [Read More »]( [Susan Combs once cited endangered species to protect her land ]( [Susan Combs once cited endangered species to protect her land]( Former Texas official Susan Combs, now overseeing endangered species policy in the Trump administrat... [Read More »]( [Federal appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law ]( [Federal appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law]( A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the Texas voter ID law... [Read More »]( Business [Have a great workplace? Tell us about it ]( [Have a great workplace? Tell us about it]( Help us spread the word about the best places to work in Austin.... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( COURT FIGHT ... [Read More »]( [Up the Ladder]( E-Commerce ... [Read More »]( [Born in Austin, Culturati Summit now spreading its wings]( What started as an Austin-based summit bringing together the best and brightest business executives ... [Read More »]( [The Drag's Goodall Wooten residents told to vacate after dorm's sale ]( [The Drag's Goodall Wooten residents told to vacate after dorm's sale]( The roughly 60 people who live at the Goodall Wooten, a residential dormitory on the Drag known affe... [Read More »]( Sports [Cowboys hope they've found a Gallup-ing pass catcher ]( [Cowboys hope they've found a Gallup-ing pass catcher]( Dallas Cowboys fans waited and waited. Finally in the third round of the NFL draft, they saw their t... [Read More »]( [Fabian Dohmann wins javelin event at National Relay Championships ]( [Fabian Dohmann wins javelin event at National Relay Championships]( The first day of the National Relay Championships was highlighted by Fabian Dohmann who picked up a ... [Read More »]( [Bone-chilling trip produces a few fights with catfish ]( [Bone-chilling trip produces a few fights with catfish]( It's been a long, cold, miserable morning on this nearly 38,000-acre impoundment on the Sabine River... [Read More »]( [Turkey hunt turns up a more dangerous critter ]( [Turkey hunt turns up a more dangerous critter]( I was about to trot more than 50 yards to the tree where Lee Bullard was sitting, just to tell him t... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: April 29, 2018 ]( [Facebook comments: April 29, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman's Philip Jankowski, the company that puts on the ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Why work requirements for public assistance are harmful ]( [Commentary: Why work requirements for public assistance are harmful]( The Trump administration has recently asked federal agencies to strengthen and expand existing work ... [Read More »]( [Herman: New proposed rules for Austin cemeteries. Again ]( [Herman: New proposed rules for Austin cemeteries. Again]( The Austin Parks and Recreation Department, keepers of the five city-owned cemeteries, is out with r... [Read More »]( [I'm from Oatmeal or Nameless or Radiance or Mud City, Texas ]( [I'm from Oatmeal or Nameless or Radiance or Mud City, Texas]( The Lone Star Library has released a second edition in paperback of "Texas Towns: From Abner to Zipp... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: April 29, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: April 29, 2018]( Re: April 24 article, "The purpose of environmental laws."... [Read More »]( Nation [The Latest: Trump wants Tester to quit over VA nominee role ]( [The Latest: Trump wants Tester to quit over VA nominee role]( The Latest on White House doctor Ronny Jackson's withdrawal from consideration to be secretary of t... [Read More »]( [As states consider taxing opioids, drugmakers push back ]( [As states consider taxing opioids, drugmakers push back]( Facing a rising death toll from drug overdoses, state lawmakers across the country are testing a st... [Read More »]( [Alaska Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Hawaii]( An Alaska Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Hawaii.... [Read More »]( [Earlier search for California serial killer led to wrong man ]( [Earlier search for California serial killer led to wrong man]( Investigators hunting for the so-called Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in... [Read More »]( [Ex-con candidate compounding GOP woes in West Virginia ]( [Ex-con candidate compounding GOP woes in West Virginia]( Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Demo... [Read More »]( World [Zimbabwe legalizes marijuana for medicinal, scientific uses]( Zimbabwe has legalized the production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, making it... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Thousands attend funeral for slain Houthi chief]( The Latest on developments in Yemen (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Officials: Palestinian boy dies a day after gunshot to head ]( [Officials: Palestinian boy dies a day after gunshot to head]( The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says a boy has died a day after being hit by an Israeli gun... [Read More »]( [British toddler at center of legal battle dies ]( [British toddler at center of legal battle dies]( Alfie Evans, the sick British toddler whose parents won support from Pope Francis during a protract... [Read More »]( [Women, children attend wrestling event in Saudi Arabia ]( [Women, children attend wrestling event in Saudi Arabia]( Women and children were on hand to watch World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s "Greatest Royal Rumbl... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Bid adieu to the Blackheart, happy birthday to Beerworks and more ]( [Bid adieu to the Blackheart, happy birthday to Beerworks and more]( 1. Barks for Beers... [Read More »]( [Lemonade Day, Maker Faire Austin, more family events for your calendar ]( [Lemonade Day, Maker Faire Austin, more family events for your calendar]( Events ... [Read More »]( [Austin author weaves family history, immigration into ghost story]( Austin author Natalia Sylvester's second novel, "Everyone Knows You Go Home," interweaves past and p... [Read More »]( [Recipe of the Week: Making a lighter coq au vin before it gets too hot ]( [Recipe of the Week: Making a lighter coq au vin before it gets too hot]( As the warm afternoons return to Central Texas, we are less likely to be roasting, braising and stew... [Read More »]( [Tigers are endangered in Asia, but in Texas they're backyard pets ]( [Tigers are endangered in Asia, but in Texas they're backyard pets]( By some estimates, a couple of thousand tigers live in Texas, many in backyards and most not registe... 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