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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. Monday’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 of thousand tigers live in Texas, many in backyards and most not registe... [Read More »]( Local News [Austin ordinance puts brakes on growing legions of rental scooters ]( [Austin ordinance puts brakes on growing legions of rental scooters]( City of Austin transportation officials, armed with an ordinance passed by the City Council early Fr... [Read More »]( [Young Hispanic activists ‘Jolt’ Valdez campaign by backing Andrew White ]( [Young Hispanic activists ‘Jolt’ Valdez campaign by backing Andrew White]( In a stunner, Jolt, a year-old organization of young Hispanic Texans with ambitions of spurring a su... [Read More »]( [Wear: Still fairly quiet along Barton Creek bike and pedestrian bridge ]( [Wear: Still fairly quiet along Barton Creek bike and pedestrian bridge]( Cyclists, to put it in the most polite terms possible, had a few complaints when I wrote a column la... [Read More »]( [Dashing dachshund wins third championship at Buda Wiener Dog races ]( [Dashing dachshund wins third championship at Buda Wiener Dog races]( Squeaky toys, jumping owners and a screaming crowd really get the adrenaline going, but Preston Cart... [Read More »]( [Teen mental health, asthma data projects earn Dell Foundation grants ]( [Teen mental health, asthma data projects earn Dell Foundation grants]( The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has given new grants toward two projects at the University of Te... [Read More »]( Business [Born in Austin, Culturati Summit now spreading its wings ]( [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 »]( [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 »]( [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 [Texas men’s tennis team takes Big 12 tournament crown ]( [Texas men’s tennis team takes Big 12 tournament crown]( The Texas men’s tennis team lost the doubles point but won four singles matches to beat Baylor 4-2 S... [Read More »]( [Texas women’s tennis team wins Big 12 Championships ]( [Texas women’s tennis team wins Big 12 Championships]( Top-seeded Texas took the doubles point and then three singles victories to beat Texas Tech 4-1 in t... [Read More »]( [UT softball team falls in extra innings to Oklahoma ]( [UT softball team falls in extra innings to Oklahoma]( Texas rallied on Randel Leahy’s RBI single to send the game into extra innings and got a home run in... [Read More »]( [Lake Travis star wide receiver Garrett Wilson picks Ohio State over Texas ]( [Lake Travis star wide receiver Garrett Wilson picks Ohio State over Texas]( The top prospect to play prep football in the Austin-area since quarterback Garrett Gil... [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: HUD must keep its commitment to an integrated America ]( [Commentary: HUD must keep its commitment to an integrated America]( Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed that he had “signed into law the p... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: April 30, 2018]( The U.S. justifies strict immigration policies by blaming immigrants for lost jobs and violence. How... [Read More »]( [With no good options, City Council faces dilemma over CodeNext ]( [With no good options, City Council faces dilemma over CodeNext]( There aren’t any good options facing the Austin City Council regarding CodeNext, and the best of tho... [Read More »]( [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 »]( Nation [WW II veteran to graduate 68 years after leaving college ]( [WW II veteran to graduate 68 years after leaving college]( Like so many American soldiers returning home from World War II, Bob Barger started working a new j... [Read More »]( [Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished ]( [Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished]( The French president's office says there's nothing mysterious about the disappearance of an oak tre... [Read More »]( [Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority ]( [Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority]( U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian confli... [Read More »]( [US says border crossing didn't have room for asylum seekers ]( [US says border crossing didn't have room for asylum seekers]( After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration's watc... [Read More »]( [Sprint, T-Mobile have to sell $26.5B deal to antitrust cops ]( [Sprint, T-Mobile have to sell $26.5B deal to antitrust cops]( To gain approval for their $26.5 billion merger agreement, T-Mobile and Sprint aim to convince anti... [Read More »]( World [UN agency that fights AIDS reopens sexual harassment case]( The U.N. agency that fights AIDS says that it's reopening a sexual harassment investigation against... [Read More »]( [Armenian opposition bloc nominates protest leader as premier ]( [Armenian opposition bloc nominates protest leader as premier]( An Armenian opposition bloc has nominated protest leader Nikol Pashinian to become prime minister a... [Read More »]( [Off to the pasture: Spring horse run delights German crowds ]( [Off to the pasture: Spring horse run delights German crowds]( Hundreds of Haflinger horses are enjoying their first days out on the pasture in Germany after a pu... [Read More »]( [Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished ]( [Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished]( The French president's office says there's nothing mysterious about the disappearance of an oak tre... [Read More »]( [Storm sweeps over western Europe, floods streets, basements ]( [Storm sweeps over western Europe, floods streets, basements]( Firefighters are pumping rainwater from basements and clearing flooded road tunnels after a storm s... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Jennifer Garner rocks a Dripping Springs marching band uniform to wish Reese Witherspoon a Happy Birthday ]( [Jennifer Garner rocks a Dripping Springs marching band uniform to wish Reese Witherspoon a Happy Birthday]( It’s been a big year for actress Jennifer Garner. ... [Read More »]( [Watch: Recap of Rock Your Taco at Austin Food & Wine Festival ]( [Watch: Recap of Rock Your Taco at Austin Food & Wine Festival]( More than a dozen chefs from around the country competed for taco supremacy at Austin Food &Wine... [Read More »]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: Chatting with C3 Presents partner Charlie Jones ]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: Chatting with C3 Presents partner Charlie Jones]( Noted foodie and partner of festival producer C3 Presents, Charlie Jones talks about this year’s fes... [Read More »]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: Chatting with Brooklyn’s Billy Durney about Texas and barbecue ]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: Chatting with Brooklyn’s Billy Durney about Texas and barbecue]( We headed up to Brooklyn last year to check in on their much-discussed barbecue scene. ... [Read More »]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: A chat with Poke-Poke owner Jason McVeary ]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival: A chat with Poke-Poke owner Jason McVeary]( Austin’s Poke-Poke made its first appearance at the Austin Food & Wine Festival this year. We ca... [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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