Your Statesman morning headlines for 8/13/2018

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. Monday’s Top Story [Rains douse Austin area after a long hot, dry stretch ]( [Rains douse Austin area after a long hot, dry stretch]( Dark, ominous clouds haunted the Austin skyline Sunday afternoon as a storm passed northward and dro... [Read More »]( Local News [Wear: Driving or scooting, it’s all about weighing the risk and reward ]( [Wear: Driving or scooting, it’s all about weighing the risk and reward]( I’ve been thinking about the concept of acceptance of risk — and scooters and automobiles.... [Read More »]( [3 of 4 local Obamacare providers seek to raise premiums in 2019 ]( [3 of 4 local Obamacare providers seek to raise premiums in 2019]( Three of the four health insurers offering plans in the Austin area under the Affordable Care Act ar... [Read More »]( [5 things to know about mosquitoes, West Nile virus in Central Texas ]( [5 things to know about mosquitoes, West Nile virus in Central Texas]( West Nile virus was back in the headlines in the past two weeks because more samples of mosquitoes i... [Read More »]( [Lake Travis alum Kristen Gillman wins 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur title ]( [Lake Travis alum Kristen Gillman wins 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur title]( The summer of Kristen Gillman got a little hotter on Sunday.... [Read More »]( [Texas on pace for worst wildfire year since 2011 ]( [Texas on pace for worst wildfire year since 2011]( Last week, nearly 100 firefighters from across Texas loaded up and headed west to join thousands of ... [Read More »]( Business [Clothing retailer Madewell brings first-of-its-kind concept to Austin ]( [Clothing retailer Madewell brings first-of-its-kind concept to Austin]( Clothing retailer Madewell has brought a first-of-its-kind concept to Austin.... [Read More »]( [Up the Ladder]( Architecture and engineering ... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( HILL COUNTRY PROJECT ... [Read More »]( [Hay shortage leaves Texas ranchers scrambling for cattle feed ]( [Hay shortage leaves Texas ranchers scrambling for cattle feed]( In a good year, the Lazy Two Cattle Company already would have harvested about 1,200 bales of hay by... [Read More »]( [Texas Standard: is it the MoviePassapocalypse and was it always too good to be true? ]( [Texas Standard: is it the MoviePassapocalypse and was it always too good to be true?]( This week on the “Texas Standard” radio show, we discuss the recent sweeping changes happening with ... [Read More »]( Sports [Lake Travis alum Kristen Gillman wins 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur title ]( [Lake Travis alum Kristen Gillman wins 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur title]( The summer of Kristen Gillman got a little hotter on Sunday.... [Read More »]( [Following its first scrimmage, Texas adds three defenders to its injury report ]( [Following its first scrimmage, Texas adds three defenders to its injury report]( The Texas defense took home the win at the team’s first scrimmage on Saturday, but that... [Read More »]( [Now with more scholarship players, Texas State hopes to turn corner ]( [Now with more scholarship players, Texas State hopes to turn corner]( At his first two media days, Texas State head coach Everett Withers preached patience while he and h... [Read More »]( [Texas A&M drops clues about new offense (here’s a hint: more run plays) ]( [Texas A&M drops clues about new offense (here’s a hint: more run plays)]( Texas A&M’s coaches and players dressed in their normal maroon and white game-day attire Sunday morn... [Read More »]( Opinion [TWO VIEWS: ‘Red flag’ law makes us vulnerable to ‘thought police’]( Trending its way through the United States and touted as an answer to the “not one more time” demand... [Read More »]( [TWO VIEWS: Let’s send a ‘red flag’ message to ourselves ]( [TWO VIEWS: Let’s send a ‘red flag’ message to ourselves]( What happened? How did we travel from a time of school paper drives, kick ball and May Fetes to a ti... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 13, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 13, 2018]( The proposed soccer field should only go forward only after receiving approval of this new neighbor ... [Read More »]( [INSIGHT: Eugenics. Segregation. U.S. universities facing racist pasts ]( [INSIGHT: Eugenics. Segregation. U.S. universities facing racist pasts]( The Trump administration recently announced plans to scrap Obama-era guidelines that encouraged univ... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 12, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 12, 2018]( Re: Aug. 1 article, “Top federal officials defend handling of separation policy,” and Aug. 8 comment... [Read More »]( Nation [Toxics from manufacturing turn up in public water systems ]( [Toxics from manufacturing turn up in public water systems]( Lauren Woeher wonders if her 16-month-old daughter has been harmed by tap water contaminated with t... [Read More »]( [Charlottesville anniversary: Peaceful protests, few arrests ]( [Charlottesville anniversary: Peaceful protests, few arrests]( Thousands of people wanting to send a message that racism is unwelcome in the United States gathere... [Read More »]( [Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida's Gulf Coast ]( [Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida's Gulf Coast]( Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty rest... [Read More »]( [Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird ]( [Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird]( Some governors in the U.S. West say a new Trump administration directive threatens to undermine a h... [Read More »]( [Democrats look to longshot territory for midterm gains ]( [Democrats look to longshot territory for midterm gains]( As Aftab Pureval campaigns for Congress in southwest Ohio, he sometimes smilingly introduces himsel... [Read More »]( World [Italy says Britain should take in 141 rescued migrants]( Italy's transport minister says Britain should take in 141 migrants picked up by a rescue ship that... [Read More »]( [Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67 ]( [Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67]( A Syrian search-and-rescue group says the death toll from an explosion that destroyed two apartment... [Read More »]( [Boardwalk collapses in Spanish city during concert, 313 hurt ]( [Boardwalk collapses in Spanish city during concert, 313 hurt]( An oceanside boardwalk collapsed during a nighttime concert in the Spanish city of Vigo, injuring 3... [Read More »]( [Turkish central bank tries to contain currency crisis ]( [Turkish central bank tries to contain currency crisis]( Turkey's central bank announced a series of measures on Monday to free up cash for banks as the cou... [Read More »]( [Death toll from quake that hit Indonesian island passes 430 ]( [Death toll from quake that hit Indonesian island passes 430]( The death toll from the earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has passe... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Fall TV: Julia Roberts, reboots and efforts at diversity ]( [Fall TV: Julia Roberts, reboots and efforts at diversity]( What’s the television industry’s top summer destination? A hotel in which 200-plus U.S. and Canadian... [Read More »]( [Seeking Tuesday fun? Head to the Line Austin for Sunset Waves party ]( [Seeking Tuesday fun? Head to the Line Austin for Sunset Waves party]( Nightlife ... [Read More »]( [Eight things to do the night before school starts ]( [Eight things to do the night before school starts]( Excitement is building. Kids are heading back to school, beginning Wednesday for kids in Bastrop, La... [Read More »]( [This week’s music picks: Sound and Cinema’s summer finale ]( [This week’s music picks: Sound and Cinema’s summer finale]( As summer winds down, we bid a favorite music series farewell til next year.... [Read More »]( [Kick off your week with bar spelling bee and more events ]( [Kick off your week with bar spelling bee and more events]( Recreation ... [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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