Your Statesman morning headlines for 7/13/2018

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. Friday’s Top Story [Shooting rampage suspect targeted victims at random, Austin police say ]( [Shooting rampage suspect targeted victims at random, Austin police say]( Austin police on Thursday said a former policy analyst at the Legislature is a suspect in the fatal ... [Read More »]( Local News [Criner trial: Crime weapons came from UT storage room, prosecutors say ]( [Criner trial: Crime weapons came from UT storage room, prosecutors say]( The bloody Waller Creek crime scene in the killing of University of Texas dance student Haruka Weise... [Read More »]( [Consul: DPS helped Bastrop traffic operation that led to deportations ]( [Consul: DPS helped Bastrop traffic operation that led to deportations]( A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper participated in the Bastrop County sheriff’s controversi... [Read More »]( [Abbott and Valdez to debate amid Friday night lights ]( [Abbott and Valdez to debate amid Friday night lights]( There will be at least one debate between Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic rival, former Dallas C... [Read More »]( [Report: Austin selected as site of Army’s new Futures Command center ]( [Report: Austin selected as site of Army’s new Futures Command center]( The U.S. Army has selected Austin as the site for its high-tech Futures Command center, according to... [Read More »]( [Try your luck, Austin: Here are five fun facts for Friday the 13th ]( [Try your luck, Austin: Here are five fun facts for Friday the 13th]( In case you thought your luck couldn’t get any worse, July 13 falls on a Friday. To ease your supers... [Read More »]( Business [Lawsuit: 'If he had been a millennial,' Austin man says IBM wouldn't have let him go ]( [Lawsuit: 'If he had been a millennial,' Austin man says IBM wouldn't have let him go]( An Austin man has joined a growing chorus of former employees who claim technology giant IBM fired o... [Read More »]( [Report: Austin selected as site of Army’s new Futures Command center ]( [Report: Austin selected as site of Army’s new Futures Command center]( The U.S. Army has selected Austin as the site for its Futures Command center, according to published... [Read More »]( [Austin-based Favor makes 10 millionth delivery ]( [Austin-based Favor makes 10 millionth delivery]( Favor, the Austin-based company acquired this year by H-E-B, hit a major milestone Thursday, making ... [Read More »]( [Venture investing in Austin stayed strong in second quarter, new report shows ]( [Venture investing in Austin stayed strong in second quarter, new report shows]( Thanks to five deals of more than $20 million each, venture capital activity in Austin stayed strong... [Read More »]( [Buying and selling locally by app with ‘Letgo’ and ‘OfferUp’ ]( [Buying and selling locally by app with ‘Letgo’ and ‘OfferUp’]( Newspaper classified ads yielded a great amount of group to the rise of Craigslist. And now I wonder... [Read More »]( Sports [Alberto leads Round Rock to win over Oklahoma City]( Hanser Alberto had three hits, including a three-run home run, and four RBIs as the Round Rock Expre... [Read More »]( [Longhorns TV schedule: July 13-19 ]( [Longhorns TV schedule: July 13-19]( Here’s the Longhorns TV and radio schedule heading into the weekend. It’s a look at current and form... [Read More »]( [Bobcats pick up two football commitments to 2019 class ]( [Bobcats pick up two football commitments to 2019 class]( Texas State received two more pledges for its 2019 class, with one of them being the highest rated r... [Read More »]( [Texas picked to finish 4th in Big 12 preseason poll; Oklahoma picked 1st ]( [Texas picked to finish 4th in Big 12 preseason poll; Oklahoma picked 1st]( One media member picked Texas to win the Big 12 football championship in 2018, but 46 others are sti... [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: July 14, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: July 14, 2018]( Re: July 9 article, “Central Texas suspensions of young students raise concerns.”... [Read More »]( [INSIGHT: Vaccine skeptics say they know what’s best. Even for dogs ]( [INSIGHT: Vaccine skeptics say they know what’s best. Even for dogs]( One of the most contentious areas of health policy over the past two decades has been the safety of ... [Read More »]( [Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government ]( [Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government]( Daily newspapers long have been the barking – and oftentimes biting – watchdogs that keep the public... [Read More »]( [Grumet: Did Austinites really buy into the city’s plastic bag ban? ]( [Grumet: Did Austinites really buy into the city’s plastic bag ban?]( While H-E-B and other retailers consider whether to bring back disposab... [Read More »]( [Editorial: Texas must do more to end suspensions of youngest students ]( [Editorial: Texas must do more to end suspensions of youngest students]( Just two years ago, Austin schools issued 288 out-of-school suspensions to the district’s youngest s... [Read More »]( Nation [The Latest: Trump views joint military exercise with May ]( [The Latest: Trump views joint military exercise with May]( The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Europe (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Trump endorses Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz during European trip ]( [Trump endorses Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz during European trip]( President Donald Trump is tweeting his endorsement of a Florida congressman during his trip to Euro... [Read More »]( [Benches, trees, caves provide respite in Arizona flood ]( [Benches, trees, caves provide respite in Arizona flood]( Benji Xie stood beside a trail in an Arizona canyon, his camera fixed on a waterfall cascading into... [Read More »]( [Former Iowa Gov. Ray's legacy contrasts with modern GOP ]( [Former Iowa Gov. Ray's legacy contrasts with modern GOP]( Regarded as a savior to many Vietnam War refugees and as a political centrist willing to cross part... [Read More »]( [Pompeo travels to Mexico to meet new leftist president-elect ]( [Pompeo travels to Mexico to meet new leftist president-elect]( Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead a Cabinet-level delegation to Mexico on Friday on the heel... [Read More »]( World [The Latest: Baby Donald blimp flies over London amid protest ]( [The Latest: Baby Donald blimp flies over London amid protest]( The Latest on protests in Britain against U.S. President Donald Trump's visit (all times local):... [Read More »]( [UK pound falls, politicians reel after Trump broadside ]( [UK pound falls, politicians reel after Trump broadside]( The British pound has fallen and U.K. politicians are reeling from the tornado-blast of U.S. Presid... [Read More »]( [Widow of Chinese Nobel laureate unlikely to attend memorial ]( [Widow of Chinese Nobel laureate unlikely to attend memorial]( The release of the Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo's widow from eight years of house arrest... [Read More »]( [Algeria stops forcing migrants into Sahara after outrage ]( [Algeria stops forcing migrants into Sahara after outrage]( Algeria's deadly expulsions of migrants into the Sahara Desert have nearly ground to a halt after w... [Read More »]( [French policeman detained after beating inmate on video]( A French police intern has been detained and investigations are underway after the release of a vid... [Read More »]( Austin360 [ILYSM Ep. 50: the great, big summer travel episode!]( [ILYSM Ep. 50: the great, big summer travel episode!]( For our 50th episode of Austin360’s “I Love You So Much” podcast, we’re going places. In this specia... [Read More »]( [Former Austin songwriter discusses his love of grackles ]( [Former Austin songwriter discusses his love of grackles]( Jonathan Meiburg lived in Austin for about 12 or 13 years — he can’t quite remember for sure. The si... [Read More »]( [Grackles aren’t the boss of Austin bird feeders ]( [Grackles aren’t the boss of Austin bird feeders]( Grackles are not the only large, irritating birds who make Austin home.... [Read More »]( [Is it a grackle? ]( [Is it a grackle?]( In order to identify Austin’s two main species of grackles, the “great-tailed” and the “common” vari... [Read More »]( [Looking for free fun this week? Check out Blues on the Green and more ]( [Looking for free fun this week? Check out Blues on the Green and more]( Sunday ... [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. This is a recurring email and was sent to you because you subscribed to receive promotional emails and updates from Statesman during a previous program, promotion or contest. © 2018 GateHouse Media, LLC and Austin American-Statesman. 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