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Saturday's Top Story [MLS: Deal would keep Crew in Ohio, bring new team to Austin]( [MLS: Deal would keep Crew in Ohio, bring new team to Austin]( Austin's bid to land its first major-league pro sports franchise went into extra time Friday when Major League Soccer announced plans to bring a team here [Read More »]( Local News [In Austin, home demolitions soar along with economic fortunes]( [In Austin, home demolitions soar along with economic fortunes]( It's 9 a.m. on Richcreek Road, and two white vans have pulled up alongside a chain-link fence where a duplex is being built.A green semitruck hauling [Read More »]( [Arrest of campaign official highlights confusion over student voting]( [Arrest of campaign official highlights confusion over student voting]( A dispute over a voter-registration mix-up at Prairie View A&M University led to the arrest of a campaign worker for Mike Siegel, an Austin Democrat [Read More »]( [Austin officer suspended after argument on Sixth Street, police say]( [Austin officer suspended after argument on Sixth Street, police say]( An Austin police officer has been suspended for 20 days after an argument with a person near Sixth Street in April, police records show.Officer Mario [Read More »]( [State to kick out group with anti-abortion ties from Texas women s health programs]( [State to kick out group with anti-abortion ties from Texas women’s health programs]( State officials announced Friday that they will cancel two major women's health contracts with Round Rock-based Heidi Group, whose founder is a vocal [Read More »]( [Pension checks delayed for hundreds of recently retired Texas teachers]( [Pension checks delayed for hundreds of recently retired Texas teachers]( One-third of recently retired Texas teachers were delayed in receiving their first pension checks after the state transitioned to a new pension processing [Read More »]( [Cold front could unleash rare wintry chill for mid-October]( [Cold front could unleash rare wintry chill for mid-October]( A cold front expected to sweep through Central Texas late Sunday should settle the debate you've been having in your closet every morning about whether [Read More »]( [In Austin, home demolitions soar along with economic fortunes]( [In Austin, home demolitions soar along with economic fortunes]( It's 9 a.m. on Richcreek Road, and two white vans have pulled up alongside a chain-link fence where a duplex is being built.A green semitruck hauling [Read More »]( Business [Despite legal uncertainty, sales of cannabis extract booming in Texas]( [Despite legal uncertainty, sales of cannabis extract booming in Texas]( Stores selling CBD – a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana and hemp – have been popping up statewide, almost as if Texas recently enacted [Read More »]( [Drive-in movie theater, part of larger project, debuts in Buda]( [Drive-in movie theater, part of larger project, debuts in Buda]( A blast from the past blows into Buda this weekend.That’s when Doc’s Drive-In Theatre will make its debut, the initial phase of a [Read More »]( [Austin is a tech hot spot. It wasn t always this way.]( [Austin is a tech hot spot. It wasn’t always this way.]( Just a few months ago, another tech titan opened a state-of-the-art corporate campus near downtown Austin. Its gleaming new offices boast an on-site cafe, training center, game rooms and a sports field. [Read More »]( Sports [Westlake s defense dominates as Chaps stun No.2-ranked Lake Travis with blowout win at home]( [Westlake’s defense dominates as Chaps stun No.2-ranked Lake Travis with blowout win at home]( Defense hasn’t won this Westlake team any championships yet, but it certainly sent a message to its fiercest rival as well as the rest of the state. [Read More »]( [Tanner Prewit passes Dripping Springs to a big district win over LBJ]( [Tanner Prewit passes Dripping Springs to a big district win over LBJ]( DRIPPING SPRINGS – The new kid on the district block has made itself at home.Dripping Springs, grouped with Austin school district football teams [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Don t fall for Prop K. There s a better path toward efficiency]( [Editorial: Don’t fall for Prop K. There’s a better path toward efficiency]( We all want a more efficient government that makes the best use of our tax dollars.But we don’t think the efficiency audit mandated by Proposition [Read More »]( [Commentary: Maybe bots are bad guys but first convince the courts.]( [Commentary: Maybe bots are bad guys – but first convince the courts.]( What happens in California doesn’t always stay in California, and that’s why Texans tracking the disruption of bots and other non-humans [Read More »]( Nation [Official: Searchers find body in hurricane-stricken town]( [Official: Searchers find body in hurricane-stricken town]( MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Search-and-rescue teams found at least one body in Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane [Read More »]( [Hurricane survivors wander debris, search for the missing]( [Hurricane survivors wander debris, search for the missing]( MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Tom Garcia watched in terror as fingers of water pushed inland across the beach and began filling up his home.His wife [Read More »]( [At Ohio rally, Trump touts historic week for America ]( [At Ohio rally, Trump touts ‘historic week for America’]( LEBANON, Ohio (AP) " President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday, touting a "really historic week for America" that began [Read More »]( [Biden, Pence rally Indiana voters in fierce Senate race]( [Biden, Pence rally Indiana voters in fierce Senate race]( HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) " Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his blue-collar appeal to a Democratic stronghold of Indiana on Friday, heaping praise [Read More »]( World [Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer s slaying]( [Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer’s slaying]( ISTANBUL (AP) " Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he [Read More »]( [Saudi Arabia, Turkey have no US ambassadors amid crisis]( [Saudi Arabia, Turkey have no US ambassadors amid crisis]( WASHINGTON (AP) " The disappearance of journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey has thrown the large [Read More »]( [11 killed in crash of car carrying migrants in Greece]( [11 killed in crash of car carrying migrants in Greece]( THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) " A speeding car carrying migrants collided with a truck in northern Greece on Saturday, killing 11 people, police said.Ten [Read More »]( [Trump promises to call Saudi king about missing Khashoggi]( [Trump promises to call Saudi king about missing Khashoggi]( WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump declared the U.S. will uncover the truth about what happened to journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, [Read More »]( [The Latest: Afghan official says 13 killed in rally bombing]( [The Latest: Afghan official says 13 killed in rally bombing]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) " The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local):2:30 p.m.An Afghan official says at least 13 people including [Read More »]( Austin360 [He said, she said: Let s debrief after that long and winding Paul McCartney ACL Fest set]( [He said, she said: Let’s debrief after that long and winding Paul McCartney ACL Fest set]( On Weekend One of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, our colleague Peter Blackstock delivered an excellent and comprehensive review of Paul [Read More »]( [Photos: Pictures out of Day 1, Weekend 2 ACL Fest]( [Photos: Pictures out of Day 1, Weekend 2 ACL Fest]( Lookin' good ACL. Scroll through photos from the kick-off of the second week of Austin's favorite music festival. [Read More »]( [Odesza at ACL: It s so much more than glow sticks]( [Odesza at ACL: It’s so much more than glow sticks]( Well, okay, not, like, *that* much more. But a lot more than I thought when I walked into the heaving crowd at the Honda Stage for Odesza's set on Friday [Read More »]( [Weekend Two: Try not to miss these acts at ACL Fest]( [Weekend Two: Try not to miss these acts at ACL Fest]( Our team was on the ground from opening gates to the last notes ringing out during Weekend One, and we have some recommendations for what to see during [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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