Your Statesman morning headlines for 8/21/2018

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. Tuesday’s Top Story [Austin city election filing draws large field, last-minute surprises ]( [Austin city election filing draws large field, last-minute surprises]( More than two dozen candidates filed by Monday’s deadline to run in mayoral and other Austin City Co... [Read More »]( Local News [Opponents turn up political heat on Austin’s paid sick leave mandate ]( [Opponents turn up political heat on Austin’s paid sick leave mandate]( Six weeks shy of its scheduled implementation, Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance — the first of its... [Read More »]( [Seven candidates jockey for three Austin school district board seats ]( [Seven candidates jockey for three Austin school district board seats]( Three of five Austin school board seats will be contested on the Nov. 6 ballot.... [Read More »]( [A&M toughens sexual misconduct rules for faculty, staff, students ]( [A&M toughens sexual misconduct rules for faculty, staff, students]( The Texas A&M University System announced tougher sanctions Monday, including mandatory expulsion an... [Read More »]( [Funeral arrangements set for former Austin Bishop John McCarthy ]( [Funeral arrangements set for former Austin Bishop John McCarthy]( A funeral Mass and burial for retired Austin Diocese Bishop John McCarthy will take place Friday aft... [Read More »]( [Pflugerville company’s HQ moving to Hutto with help from tax rebate ]( [Pflugerville company’s HQ moving to Hutto with help from tax rebate]( A metal company is relocating its headquarters from Pflugerville to Hutto with the help of a tax reb... [Read More »]( Business [Add this phrase to make sure checks you deposit with mobile apps go through ]( [Add this phrase to make sure checks you deposit with mobile apps go through]( You may have recently gotten a message from your bank that, yes, you should read and act upon.... [Read More »]( [Amber is the color of your Swanwick blue-light-blocking glasses ]( [Amber is the color of your Swanwick blue-light-blocking glasses]( The screens, it turns out, don’t want you to sleep.... [Read More »]( [Economic historian: Don’t blame tech for the gig economy sea change ]( [Economic historian: Don’t blame tech for the gig economy sea change]( Happy Monday morning, Austin! Here, in our revamped-format Tech Crawl, we take a look at some of the... [Read More »]( [Top local business stories of the week ]( [Top local business stories of the week]( CHANEL IN AUSTIN... [Read More »]( [Up the Ladder]( Advertising ... [Read More »]( Sports [Golden’s nuggets: Sam Ehlinger will start for Texas, but can he finish? ]( [Golden’s nuggets: Sam Ehlinger will start for Texas, but can he finish?]( Sam Ehlinger just got named the starting quarterback for your 2018 Texas Football Longh... [Read More »]( [Bohls: Call me crazy, or just burned out on Bama, but Clemson is No. 1 ]( [Bohls: Call me crazy, or just burned out on Bama, but Clemson is No. 1]( Heresy, I realize.... [Read More »]( [QB Sam Ehlinger gets Texas’ starting nod as Longhorns begin finalizing the starting lineup ]( [QB Sam Ehlinger gets Texas’ starting nod as Longhorns begin finalizing the starting lineup]( Less than two weeks before the season opener, Texas coach Tom Herman is starting to fir... [Read More »]( [Struggling Express to start last home stand for 2018 ]( [Struggling Express to start last home stand for 2018]( The Round Rock Express, nearing the end of a frustrating season on the field, return Tuesday night t... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: Aug. 21, 2018 ]( [Facebook comments: Aug. 21, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman’s Shonda Novak, the French retailer Chanel is planning to buil... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 21, 2018]( I purchased a new 2018 Tesla all-electric vehicle this year. The Texas Commission on Environmental Q... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 20, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 20, 2018]( Re: Aug. 15 commentary, “Georgetown’s renewable energy push earns worldwide acclaim.”... [Read More »]( [Commentary: The fix to Texas’s doctor shortage lies abroad ]( [Commentary: The fix to Texas’s doctor shortage lies abroad]( The Lone Star State is suffering a severe shortage of doctors. On a per-capita basis, Texas has fewe... [Read More »]( [Commentary: The lessons learned from CodeNext’s death ]( [Commentary: The lessons learned from CodeNext’s death]( CodeNext may be dead, but it should not rest in peace. There is much to be learned from the failed C... [Read More »]( Nation [Koch group spends $1.8 million in ads for Wisconsin's Walker]( A conservative advocacy group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is launching a $1.8 million a... [Read More »]( [States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans ]( [States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans]( A federal judge in Seattle is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to block a settlement ... [Read More »]( [Sen. Collins, potential swing vote, to meet with Kavanaugh ]( [Sen. Collins, potential swing vote, to meet with Kavanaugh]( Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set to meet with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a... [Read More »]( [Surf's up in California, where it's now the official sport ]( [Surf's up in California, where it's now the official sport]( "Let's go surfing now, everybody's learning how," the Beach Boys have been telling us in song since... [Read More »]( [Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms ]( [Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms]( Microsoft said Tuesday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups... [Read More »]( World [Spain: Police find no weapons in shot suspect's home ]( [Spain: Police find no weapons in shot suspect's home]( A senior official in Spain's Catalonia region says police have not found any guns or explosives in ... [Read More »]( [Italian coast guard ship with migrants arrives in Sicily ]( [Italian coast guard ship with migrants arrives in Sicily]( The Italian coast guard ship Diciotto has made port in the Sicilian city of Catania with 177 migran... [Read More »]( [At emotional Korean reunions, genuine talk often impossible ]( [At emotional Korean reunions, genuine talk often impossible]( The reunions taking place this week between Korean families separated by the 1950-53 war produce he... [Read More »]( [Separated Korean families have 2nd day of emotional reunions ]( [Separated Korean families have 2nd day of emotional reunions]( A mother wails as she embraces a son she hasn't seen since the 1950-53 Korean War. A woman weeps as... [Read More »]( [Swedish Air Force fighter jet crashes; pilot safe]( A Swedish Air Force jet fighter crashed Tuesday near an air base in southern Sweden after striking ... [Read More »]( Austin360 [These easy summer flatbreads can be made in no time — and with no oven ]( [These easy summer flatbreads can be made in no time — and with no oven]( My oven is getting dusty.... [Read More »]( [Looking for a breezy summer rom-com? Netflix has a new one for you ]( [Looking for a breezy summer rom-com? Netflix has a new one for you]( Here are some interesting new releases available now from cable and digital providers as well as a t... [Read More »]( [Austin foodmakers win big at H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best contest ]( [Austin foodmakers win big at H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best contest]( Ten years ago, Cody and Kristen Fields sold their first empanadas outside the Austin City Limits Mus... [Read More »]( [What the latest camping trend? Elevated pop-up tents, and we’re testing one tonight ]( [What the latest camping trend? Elevated pop-up tents, and we’re testing one tonight]( I’ll be sleeping in the treetops tonight here at McKinney Falls State Park, where I’ve successfully ... [Read More »]( [Beerland adds another regular movie event with ‘Staring Down the Barrels’ ]( [Beerland adds another regular movie event with ‘Staring Down the Barrels’]( Never let it be said that there are not plenty of places in Austin in which you, the discerning view... 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