Your Statesman morning headlines for 9/10/2018

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 [Rainfall across Austin, Central Texas adds up in drought-easing way ]( [Rainfall across Austin, Central Texas adds up in drought-easing way]( On Sunday alone, parts of Austin received roughly four times more rain than what had fallen in the e... [Read More »]( Local News [Divers recover body from Lake Travis, near Pace Bend Park ]( [Divers recover body from Lake Travis, near Pace Bend Park]( A body was recovered about noon Sunday at {NAME} Cove on Lake Travis, near Pace Bend Park, accordin... [Read More »]( [Austin police, trooper wound two in separate shootings in North Austin ]( [Austin police, trooper wound two in separate shootings in North Austin]( Two separate shootings involving law enforcement officers, which happened about a mile and a half ap... [Read More »]( [Four new hotels coming to Pflugerville next year ]( [Four new hotels coming to Pflugerville next year]( Four new hotels are on the way to the city of Pflugerville.... [Read More »]( [After search, rescuers find person lost in Barton Creek Greenbelt ]( [After search, rescuers find person lost in Barton Creek Greenbelt]( 9:50 p.m. update: The STAR Flight helicopter has an overhead visual of a person lost in... [Read More »]( [Man leads officers on foot chase after crashing stolen car, police say ]( [Man leads officers on foot chase after crashing stolen car, police say]( A man is in jail after crashing a stolen car during a police pursuit, which preceded a foot chase th... [Read More »]( Business [Four new hotels coming to Pflugerville next year ]( [Four new hotels coming to Pflugerville next year]( Four new hotels are on the way to the city of Pflugerville.... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( AMAZON SEARCH ... [Read More »]( [Is Austin on track to become a health tech hub? ]( [Is Austin on track to become a health tech hub?]( When the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas opened its door to students in 2016, tech le... [Read More »]( [HBO’s ‘Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age’ gives frank view of online dating in Austin ]( [HBO’s ‘Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age’ gives frank view of online dating in Austin]( The new HBO documentary, “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age” opens on a postcard-beautiful shot ... [Read More »]( [Target giving away free toys Saturday during 'Adopt-A-Pup' kids' event ]( [Target giving away free toys Saturday during 'Adopt-A-Pup' kids' event]( Expect Target stores to be busy Saturday.... [Read More »]( Sports [If past is prologue, uptight Texas will play fast, loose, upbeat vs. No. 22 USC ]( [If past is prologue, uptight Texas will play fast, loose, upbeat vs. No. 22 USC]( Texas coach Tom Herman tried his best to sell a 28-21 win over Tulsa on Saturday. Some ... [Read More »]( [First interceptions among milestone moments for Texas’ Caden Sterns, B.J. Foster in home debut ]( [First interceptions among milestone moments for Texas’ Caden Sterns, B.J. Foster in home debut]( As Texas fans get a glimpse of their future, Caden Sterns insists he isn’t looking back.... [Read More »]( [Texas 28, Tulsa 21: Five key plays ]( [Texas 28, Tulsa 21: Five key plays]( ... [Read More »]( [WATCH: Longhorn Minute: Texas beats Tulsa ]( [WATCH: Longhorn Minute: Texas beats Tulsa]( Brian Davis and Danny Davis talk about Texas’ latest game:... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: Sept. 9, 2018]( In recent commentary for the American-Statesman, Kate Coleman-Minahan addressed Texas’ requirement t... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Sept. 10, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: Sept. 10, 2018]( If Amazon picks Austin for its so-called HQ2, I’m not so sure that’s a good thing. Why? Because Aust... [Read More »]( [TWO VIEWS: Let’s take a closer look at Trump’s modernized NAFTA plan ]( [TWO VIEWS: Let’s take a closer look at Trump’s modernized NAFTA plan]( Stocks are soaring, and consumer confidence is higher than it’s been in 18 years, thanks in part to ... [Read More »]( [TWO VIEWS: Remember Trump University? On the president and NAFTA ]( [TWO VIEWS: Remember Trump University? On the president and NAFTA]( What are we to make of President Trump’s proposed changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement... [Read More »]( [Herman: It’d be much simpler if we just brought back Prohibition ]( [Herman: It’d be much simpler if we just brought back Prohibition]( The good people (and the other ones) of Round Rock have a big ol’ ballot-box decision to make on Nov... [Read More »]( Nation [Timeline of suspected Russian plot to infiltrate NRA, GOP ]( [Timeline of suspected Russian plot to infiltrate NRA, GOP]( As Siberian gun rights activist Maria Butina faces a hearing in Washington, here is a look at the u... [Read More »]( [Intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike US Southeast ]( [Intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike US Southeast]( Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the C... [Read More »]( [Texas officer faces manslaughter charge in neighbor's death ]( [Texas officer faces manslaughter charge in neighbor's death]( A white Dallas police officer who says she mistook her black neighbor's apartment for her own when ... [Read More »]( [High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins ]( [High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins]( Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary seas... [Read More »]( [Pence confident no one on his staff wrote NY Times column ]( [Pence confident no one on his staff wrote NY Times column]( Vice President Mike Pence says he's "100 percent confident" that no one on his staff was involved w... [Read More »]( World [The Latest: Sweden faces uncertainty after close election ]( [The Latest: Sweden faces uncertainty after close election]( The Latest on Sweden's general election to renew the 349-seat Riksdag, the country's Parliament (al... [Read More »]( [Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties]( Security forces of Libya's U.N.-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country... [Read More »]( [Russian rights group says over 1,000 detained at protests ]( [Russian rights group says over 1,000 detained at protests]( A Russian rights group says more than 1,000 people were detained at anti-government protests across... [Read More »]( [Iraq's embattled PM arrives in Basra after week-long protest ]( [Iraq's embattled PM arrives in Basra after week-long protest]( Iraq's embattled prime minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in the southern city of Basra, where we... [Read More »]( [Yemeni detainees in UAE-run prison start hunger strike]( Dozens of Yemeni detainees, including some tortured at the hands of Emirati forces, have started a ... [Read More »]( Austin360 [New nonprofit, Music Moves Austin launches with voter engagement efforts ]( [New nonprofit, Music Moves Austin launches with voter engagement efforts]( A new music nonprofit, Music Moves Austin launched on Monday with a mission to “engage the broader A... [Read More »]( [Latte art: Grounds for competition ]( [Latte art: Grounds for competition]( Melanie Marcee-Ducayet has dedicated her career to coffee.... [Read More »]( [One Night in Austin: Longhorn afternoon gives way to a local music evening ]( [One Night in Austin: Longhorn afternoon gives way to a local music evening]( ... [Read More »]( [Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper will make you cry (in a good way) in ‘A Star Is Born’ ]( [Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper will make you cry (in a good way) in ‘A Star Is Born’]( Bradley Cooper wants to make you cry. And if you give him a chance by going to see “A Star Is Born,”... [Read More »]( [Webb Report: In appreciation of the binge-worthy ‘The Good Wife’ ]( [Webb Report: In appreciation of the binge-worthy ‘The Good Wife’]( The worst thing about floors is that you can’t actually sink into them. After a hard day in 2018, yo... 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