2nd lawsuit broadens attack on Austin LGBT protections

News and updates from 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. Thursday's Top Story [2nd lawsuit broadens attack on Austin LGBT protections]( [2nd lawsuit broadens attack on Austin LGBT protections]( Opponents of Austin's anti-discrimination ordinances have opened a second front in their attack on the city's protections for gay and transgender people. [Read More »]( Local News [Body pulled from Lake Travis identified as Rachel Scott, sheriff says]( [Body pulled from Lake Travis identified as Rachel Scott, sheriff says]( The Travis County sheriff's office on Wednesday identified a body that was pulled from Lake Travis on Oct. 4 as 25-year-old Rachel Scott.Scott had [Read More »]( [AISD gets $10 million for mental health clinics, saving 16 in jeopardy of closure]( [AISD gets $10 million for mental health clinics, saving 16 in jeopardy of closure]( The Austin school district is getting a $10 million boost for its 43 campus-based mental health centers.The district has been awarded $9 million [Read More »]( [Body found in Lake Austin confirmed to be missing ACL tourist]( [Body found in Lake Austin confirmed to be missing ACL tourist]( The body recovered from Lake Austin on Monday has been identified by the Travis County medical examiner as Christopher Jay White, a 25-year-old Minnesota [Read More »]( [Georgetown sells city hall, city council chambers]( [Georgetown sells city hall, city council chambers]( The city of Georgetown is selling its city hall for $1.5 million and its municipal hall where the City Council meetings are held for $1.15 million. The [Read More »]( [Texas Catholic dioceses to release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse]( [Texas Catholic dioceses to release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse]( As pressure mounts on Roman Catholic dioceses across the country to come clean about how they handled abusive priests, the 15 Catholic bishops in Texas [Read More »]( [Ex Austin cop s murder trial delayed again]( [Ex Austin cop’s murder trial delayed again]( A Bastrop County district judge on Wednesday accepted former Austin police officer VonTrey Clark's request to delay his capital murder trial by a year. [Read More »]( Business [Texas bar owners launch a line of beer for dogs]( [Texas bar owners launch a line of beer for dogs]( HOUSTON — When Megan and Steve Long tell friends and customers about their newest venture, Good Boy Dog Beer, more often than not, they're met with [Read More »]( [Four Austin startups make CNBC s Upstart 100 list]( [Four Austin startups make CNBC’s Upstart 100 list]( What makes one young startup hotter than the next? According to television network CNBC, it’s about building a brand and breaking down industry barriers to become tomorrow’s household name. [Read More »]( [Polish startup Displate, which sells posters printed on metal, picks Austin for U.S. HQ]( [Polish startup Displate, which sells posters printed on metal, picks Austin for U.S. HQ]( A Polish startup that sells posters printed on metal to customers around the world is heading to Austin. [Read More »]( Sports [Golden: Baylor taking big steps in Matt Rhule s second year]( [Golden: Baylor taking big steps in Matt Rhule’s second year]( Matt Rhule is one-part coach, one part country preacher and several parts motivator. He starts every pregame locker room speech by reminding his players what it took to get to this point. [Read More »]( [Former Chaparrals knew Drew Brees had accuracy, work ethic to succeed after high school]( [Former Chaparrals knew Drew Brees had accuracy, work ethic to succeed after high school]( Chip Brees was standing inside his son’s private suite when history was made Monday night.The Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints were on [Read More »]( [Hays hands Lake Travis volleyball first district loss]( [Hays hands Lake Travis volleyball first district loss]( LAKEWAY – The Hays Rebels put together the perfect storm and shocked District 25-6A front-runner Lake Travis Tuesday on the Cavaliers’ home [Read More »]( [Cedar Ridge volleyball rally keeps playoff hopes alive]( [Cedar Ridge volleyball rally keeps playoff hopes alive]( Down two sets or facing match point for the fourth time, Cedar Ridge has learned that every point counts the same. The Raiders faced both those scenarios [Read More »]( [Westlake warms up for rival Lake Travis by sweeping Anderson]( [Westlake warms up for rival Lake Travis by sweeping Anderson]( To set up round two of arguably the biggest volleyball rivalry in the area, Westlake had to take care of business Tuesday.The Chaps can check that box [Read More »]( [High school football game of the day: Hays vs. Austin High]( [High school football game of the day: Hays vs. Austin High]( GAME OF THE DAYHays (5-0) vs. Austin High (2-4)7:30 p.m. Thursday, House ParkQuarterbacks: Hays’ Xavier Martinez doesn’t throw much while [Read More »]( Opinion [Krugman: The paranoid style in GOP politics]( [Krugman: The paranoid style in GOP politics]( Many people are worried, rightly, about what the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh means for America in the long term. He’s a naked partisan who [Read More »]( [Parker: Nikki Haley s comet has a long tale]( [Parker: Nikki Haley’s comet has a long tale]( WASHINGTON -- Seated next to President Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday, Nikki Haley did not look like a woman who had tortured herself over whether to [Read More »]( Nation [US increases pressure on Saudis over writer s disappearance]( [US increases pressure on Saudis over writer’s disappearance]( WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump demanded answers Wednesday from Saudi Arabia about the fate of a missing Saudi writer as lawmakers pushed [Read More »]( [FBI says man planned to bomb National Mall on Election Day]( [FBI says man planned to bomb National Mall on Election Day]( NEW YORK (AP) " Federal authorities have charged a New York man with building a 200-pound (90-kilogram) bomb they say he planned to detonate on [Read More »]( [Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot]( [Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot]( CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) " A man dressed in black and carrying a rifle was arrested Wednesday near Malibu Creek State Park, where a camper was shot and [Read More »]( [The Latest: Michael still a hurricane hours after landfall]( [The Latest: Michael still a hurricane hours after landfall]( PANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) " The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times Eastern):11 p.m.Forecasters say Michael is weakening but still a hurricane [Read More »]( World [3 still missing after flooding on Spanish island of Mallorca]( [3 still missing after flooding on Spanish island of Mallorca]( MADRID (AP) " The emergency service in Spain's Balearic Islands says that a 5-year-old boy and a German couple are still missing after flash flooding [Read More »]( [Losses on Wall Street ripple through Asia; stocks slump]( [Losses on Wall Street ripple through Asia; stocks slump]( SINGAPORE (AP) " Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday after Wall Street slumped on a heavy selling of technology and internet stocks.Japan's [Read More »]( [Russian suspect in UK poisoning is hero to his home village]( [Russian suspect in UK poisoning is hero to his home village]( LOYGA, Russia (AP) " As the recipient of Russia's highest award, Alexander Mishkin is the pride of his home village, his photo even decorating a [Read More »]( Austin360 [Old 97 s, Django Walker set for this week s Longhorn City Limits concert]( [Old 97’s, Django Walker set for this week’s Longhorn City Limits concert]( The Texas Longhorns went to Dallas last weekend, and that turned out pretty well. So this weekend they're bringing a little of Dallas to Austin in the [Read More »]( [ First Man review: Ryan Gosling shows personal side of moon mission]( [‘First Man’ review: Ryan Gosling shows personal side of moon mission]( "First Man" is the best kind of movie. It shows us that real strength comes not from winning but from failing - and that our lives [Read More »]( [KUTX s Jody Denberg puts Paul McCartney s ACL Fest shows in perspective]( [KUTX’s Jody Denberg puts Paul McCartney’s ACL Fest shows in perspective]( Thousands who caught Paul McCartney's show on the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival were seeing the legendary Beatle for the [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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