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Tuesday's Top Story [Breaking: Austin out as Amazon picks New York, Virginia for HQ2]( [Breaking: Austin out as Amazon picks New York, Virginia for HQ2]( The Austin area will not be the home of Amazon’s massive second headquarters project.The online retailer said Tuesday that it has chosen to split [Read More »]( Local News [Group will sue in effort to stop renaming of Manchaca Road]( [Group will sue in effort to stop renaming of Manchaca Road]( A group of South Austin property owners intends to file a lawsuit Tuesday to prevent the renaming of Manchaca Road to Menchaca Road.Nine plaintiffs who [Read More »]( [Fake bombs may be in packages sold from Austin supply store, police say]( [Fake bombs may be in packages sold from Austin supply store, police say]( Austin police on Monday warned that fake bombs that are used for federal training purposes may be located in packages people purchased from an East Austin [Read More »]( [Doctors Without Borders seeks diversity of skills in Austin applicants]( [Doctors Without Borders seeks diversity of skills in Austin applicants]( Doctors Without Borders, the medical aid group that has tackled humanitarian crises around the globe, is looking toward Austin's diverse workforce for [Read More »]( [Austin lifts emergency restrictions on outdoor water use]( [Austin lifts emergency restrictions on outdoor water use]( A ban on some outdoor water use in Austin, put in place during the city's boil water notice last month, has been lifted, and the city is no longer [Read More »]( [FORECAST: Tiny chance of snow; Austin temps to reach only 45]( [FORECAST: Tiny chance of snow; Austin temps to reach only 45]( Tuesday forecast for Austin: So, uh, according to the National Weather Service, there's a tiny chance it could snow this morning.A 10 percent chance of [Read More »]( Business [Insurance payouts for Llano River flooding may hit $24 million]( [Insurance payouts for Llano River flooding may hit $24 million]( The insurance bill to repair homes and other structures damaged during the flooding of the Llano River and Highland Lakes last month is on track to hit nearly $24 million, according to federal statistics, a figure likely to grow as more claims come in. [Read More »]( [Report: Samsung will release foldable phones early next year]( [Report: Samsung will release foldable phones early next year]( Samsung will release its foldable phone in the first half of 2019, Yonhap News reported, citing the company's smartphone chief DJ Koh. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas-Georgia schedule home-and-home matchup for 2028-29]( [Texas-Georgia schedule home-and-home matchup for 2028-29]( January will mark 35 years since Texas and Georgia met in the Cotton Bowl. Those two storied programs will have to wait a little longer, but they will finally meet again on the football field. [Read More »]( [Texas trio honored by the Big 12 following the Longhorns last-second win over Texas Tech]( [Texas trio honored by the Big 12 following the Longhorns’ last-second win over Texas Tech]( The Big 12 has given Texas three additional reasons to celebrate this past weekend's 41-34 win over Texas Tech. [Read More »]( [Texas announces that seniors John Burt and Jamari Chisholm will redshirt and return in 2019]( [Texas announces that seniors John Burt and Jamari Chisholm will redshirt and return in 2019]( Texas seniors John Burt and Jamari Chisholm won't make their final appearances at Royal-Memorial Stadium until next season. [Read More »]( [Avery Kalsu, Mackenzie Murray lead Dripping Springs to state tourney]( [Avery Kalsu, Mackenzie Murray lead Dripping Springs to state tourney]( Dripping Springs won six of seven sets over the weekend to earn a berth in the UIL state volleyball championships at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, [Read More »]( [Texas A M s next opponent is red-hot UAB Blazers]( [Texas A&M’s next opponent is red-hot UAB Blazers]( COLLEGE STATION - Jimbo Fisher wasn't trying to be hyperbolic. He wasn't providing the perfunctory fake praise of Alabama-Birmingham because the [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Sir, you don t run the country. We do.]( [Commentary: Sir, you don’t run the country. We do.]( Jim Acosta did his job.It's clear, even after two years, that President Donald Trump does not understand his own.The CNN reporter asked the [Read More »]( [Parker: Silver lining in a purplish wave]( [Parker: Silver lining in a purplish wave]( WASHINGTON -- It wasn't a blue trickle, but nor was it a tsunami. Rather, the midterm elections brought a gentle, purplish wave of mostly center-leaning [Read More »]( [Sanchez: Kansas sent Kobach packing. That doesn t mean he s gone]( [Sanchez: Kansas sent Kobach packing. That doesn’t mean he’s gone]( Love or hate him, Kris Kobach is a force to be reckoned with. And reckon with him is what voters in Kansas did in last Tuesday's election.Kobach, whose [Read More »]( Nation [Petco, others respond to demand for natural pet foods]( [Petco, others respond to demand for natural pet foods]( Demand for healthy, natural food is extending from humans to their pets.Petco announced Tuesday it will stop selling dog and cat food and treats with [Read More »]( [A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time]( [A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time]( It became easy, in recent years, to dismiss him as the wisecracking grandpa of the American comic book, a past-his-prime gimmick who cameoed alongside [Read More »]( [Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona US Senate seat]( [Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona US Senate seat]( PHOENIX (AP) " Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat Monday in a race that was among the most closely watched in the nation, [Read More »]( [Authorities still assessing why California shooter snapped]( [Authorities still assessing why California shooter snapped]( THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) " Investigators are still trying to piece together what led a former Marine to open fire at a Southern California country [Read More »]( [Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 29]( [Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 29]( PARADISE, Calif. (AP) " The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently [Read More »]( World [Gas dispute leaves hundreds of thousands freezing in Ukraine]( [Gas dispute leaves hundreds of thousands freezing in Ukraine]( MOSCOW (AP) " Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are without heating due a long-standing dispute between the national gas company and regional [Read More »]( [Gaza rocket strikes Israeli residential building, killing 1]( [Gaza rocket strikes Israeli residential building, killing 1]( JERUSALEM (AP) " Israeli medical services say a man has been killed by a rocket that hit an apartment building in southern Israel and a woman was [Read More »]( [Migrant caravan moves to western Mexico city of Guadalajara]( [Migrant caravan moves to western Mexico city of Guadalajara]( GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) " Several thousand Central American migrants heading for the U.S. border arrived in the western Mexico city of Guadalajara [Read More »]( [Pence, Abe discuss trade, NKorea ahead of regional summits]( [Pence, Abe discuss trade, NKorea ahead of regional summits]( TOKYO (AP) " U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday to discuss bilateral trade and to touch base on their [Read More »]( Austin360 [Photos: A-List: Terrence McNally 80th Birthday Gala Performance at Zach Theatre]( [Photos: A-List: Terrence McNally 80th Birthday Gala Performance at Zach Theatre](   [Read More »]( [Ina Garten coming to the Long Center in February to talk about new book, cooking for Jeffrey]( [Ina Garten coming to the Long Center in February to talk about new book, cooking for Jeffrey]( Everyone's favorite Contessa is coming to Austin in February for an event at the Long Center.At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, Ina Garten will talk about her latest [Read More »]( [Milk Street Kitchen founder Christopher Kimball heading to BookPeople on Tuesday]( [Milk Street Kitchen founder Christopher Kimball heading to BookPeople on Tuesday]( Milk Street Kitchen founder Christopher Kimball heading to BookPeople on Tuesday [Read More »]( [Photos: Stan Lee through the years]( [Photos: Stan Lee through the years]( Photos: Stan Lee through the years [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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