Your morning headlines for 9/16/2018

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Sunday, September 16, 2018 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Sunday, September 16, 2018 Sunday's Top Story ['I said 'Go!': Inside the SWAT team that took down the Austin bomber ]( ['I said 'Go!': Inside the SWAT team that took down the Austin bomber]( Around midnight on March 20, a handful of Austin Police Department SWAT officers climbed into a van ... [Read More »]( Local News [Austin area expected to dry out beginning Sunday ]( [Austin area expected to dry out beginning Sunday]( After a wet week and rainy beginning of the weekend, Austin is expected to see drier and warmer days... [Read More »]( [Sheriff: U.S. Border Patrol agent suspected in deaths of 4 women]( A U.S. Border Patrol agent suspected of killing four women was arrested early Saturday after a fifth... [Read More »]( [PolitiFact: PAC's ad for Cruz misstates O'Rourke's voting record ]( [PolitiFact: PAC's ad for Cruz misstates O'Rourke's voting record]( A super PAC backing the re-election of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas portrays Democratic nominee... [Read More »]( [Man arrested after starting fires, vandalizing 4 Austin gas stations, AFD says ]( [Man arrested after starting fires, vandalizing 4 Austin gas stations, AFD says]( A man was arrested early Saturday and will face charges after starting fires at and vandalizing fou... [Read More »]( [Officials: Man who fired at police forced out of home by tear gas, arrested in Southwest Austin ]( [Officials: Man who fired at police forced out of home by tear gas, arrested in Southwest Austin]( A man who barricaded himself inside his Southwest Austin home and fired on police is facing a charge... [Read More »]( Business [Up the Ladder]( Development ... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( TEXAS AEROSPACE ... [Read More »]( [Groups ask Paxton to intervene in Univision, Dish Network fight ]( [Groups ask Paxton to intervene in Univision, Dish Network fight]( Dish Network subscribers in Austin - and across the nation - have been without Univision-owned chann... [Read More »]( [3 years after listeria scandal, Blue Bell back in growth mode ]( [3 years after listeria scandal, Blue Bell back in growth mode]( Three years after a health scare that nearly spelled the end of the line for a beloved Texas brand, ... [Read More »]( [Tess Holliday, others slam retailer selling sweatshirt with 'Being Fat Is Not Beautiful' on it ]( [Tess Holliday, others slam retailer selling sweatshirt with 'Being Fat Is Not Beautiful' on it]( Body positive model Tess Holliday called out online retailer Revolve for selling what many are deemi... [Read More »]( Sports [WATCH: Longhorn Minute: Texas takes down USC, 37-14 ]( [WATCH: Longhorn Minute: Texas takes down USC, 37-14]( Statesman writers Danny Davis and Brian Davis break down Texas' 37-14 win over USC.... [Read More »]( [Texas 37, USC 14: One winning play leads to another, sparking a 34-point avalanche in Longhorns romp ]( [Texas 37, USC 14: One winning play leads to another, sparking a 34-point avalanche in Longhorns romp]( One of Texas coach Tom Herman's biggest requests has always been simple. Trust your tra... [Read More »]( [Listen: Longhorns Unfiltered: Texas 37, USC 14 ]( [Listen: Longhorns Unfiltered: Texas 37, USC 14]( In Episode 3 of the Longhorns Unfiltered podcast, Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden give you their though... [Read More »]( [Golden: Momentum? Fauxmentum? Whatever you call it, Texas had and needs to build off it ]( [Golden: Momentum? Fauxmentum? Whatever you call it, Texas had and needs to build off it]( Tom Herman believes the concept of momentum isn't real.... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: Sept. 17, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman's Chuck Lindell, a Corpus Christi federal judge has rejected a... [Read More »]( [Commentary: What Austin ISD is doing to close its budget deficit]( Public education is a bedrock of American life, enshrined as a right of all Texans by the Texas Cons... [Read More »]( [Facebook comments: Sept. 16, 2018 ]( [Facebook comments: Sept. 16, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman's Elizabeth Findell, Austin city leaders approved a $4.1 billi... [Read More »]( [In 1911, Booker T. Washington drew 5,000 to Austin park ]( [In 1911, Booker T. Washington drew 5,000 to Austin park]( On Sept. 29, 1911, the celebrated orator, author, educator and presidential adviser Booker T. Washin... [Read More »]( [Herman: Way north of the border, a solution for color-blind drivers ]( [Herman: Way north of the border, a solution for color-blind drivers]( Done properly, life is one long quest. It is left to each of us to define the quest. For some, it is... [Read More »]( Nation [The Latest: Couple dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in SC ]( [The Latest: Couple dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in SC]( The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Before and after a storm, the supply stores are critical ]( [Before and after a storm, the supply stores are critical]( Before and after a hurricane, Ace is the place. And Home Depot and Lowe's. And many other hardware ... [Read More »]( [Florence's rains: Coal ash landfill collapses in Carolinas ]( [Florence's rains: Coal ash landfill collapses in Carolinas]( Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal ... [Read More »]( [US hurricane, Asian typhoon: 1 brings water, the other, wind ]( [US hurricane, Asian typhoon: 1 brings water, the other, wind]( Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms - Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkh... [Read More »]( [WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks ]( [WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks]( A heavy-duty response already is slogging through heavy rains and floodwaters to help people trappe... [Read More »]( World [Pussy Riot member treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning ]( [Pussy Riot member treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning]( A member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot is being treated in Berlin after falling severely ill,... [Read More »]( [Barcelona police keep apart Catalan separatists, unionists]( Police in Barcelona intervened on Sunday to keep apart a group of Catalan separatists and a march o... [Read More »]( [Israeli lawmaker to PM: Dismiss US envoy over aide scandal ]( [Israeli lawmaker to PM: Dismiss US envoy over aide scandal]( An opposition Israeli lawmaker on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss his... [Read More »]( [Pope gives those in square a gift, jokes: 'don't pay for it' ]( [Pope gives those in square a gift, jokes: 'don't pay for it']( Pope Francis had a surprise for the 35,000 people in St. Peter's Square - tiny crucifixes.... [Read More »]( [Sweden gives final election tally amid political uncertainty ]( [Sweden gives final election tally amid political uncertainty]( Swedish officials have officially confirmed the ruling Social Democratic Party won the most votes i... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Emmy predictions: Keep eye on 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Atlanta' and 'Americans' ]( [Emmy predictions: Keep eye on 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Atlanta' and 'Americans']( "Game of Thrones" is back in the running. "The Americans" is taking its final bow. And Julia Louis-D... [Read More »]( [Eccentric mystery 'Infinite Blacktop' spans 25 years and three cases ]( [Eccentric mystery 'Infinite Blacktop' spans 25 years and three cases]( An existentially weary PI confronts three major cases that may be related in Sara Gran's "The Infini... [Read More »]( [Recipe of the Week: A keto-friendly coconut veggie stir-fry ]( [Recipe of the Week: A keto-friendly coconut veggie stir-fry]( The keto diet is similar to the Atkins diet, but its roots go back even further into dietetics histo... [Read More »]( [Skip, rock out and more family fun this week in Austin, Sept. 16-22 ]( [Skip, rock out and more family fun this week in Austin, Sept. 16-22]( Events ... [Read More »]( [From Oktoberfest to KUTX's Rock the Park, lots to do this autumnal week ]( [From Oktoberfest to KUTX's Rock the Park, lots to do this autumnal week]( 1. Real Ale Oktoberfest 2018... 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