FORECAST: Chilly start but expect sunshine, temps warming up to 64

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Tuesday's Top Story [FORECAST: Chilly start but expect sunshine, temps warming up to 64]( [FORECAST: Chilly start but expect sunshine, temps warming up to 64]( Tuesday forecast for Austin: While it may have felt freezing walking to your car this morning, those cold temperatures won't last for long, the National [Read More »]( Local News [Board renames 1 of 4 schools with Confederate monikers]( [Board renames 1 of 4 schools with Confederate monikers]( The Austin school board Monday night renamed one campus with a Confederate moniker, but again delayed a decision to change three other schools [Read More »]( [Meagan Work lied about Colton Turner s 2014 death, friends testify]( [Meagan Work lied about Colton Turner’s 2014 death, friends testify]( During the first day of Meagan Work's sentencing hearing in the death of her 2-year-old son, roughly a half-dozen witnesses shared the different stories [Read More »]( [Austin police seeking kidnapping, robbery suspect]( [Austin police seeking kidnapping, robbery suspect]( A man was kidnapped and robbed earlier this month in Southeast Austin, and investigators are looking for the person responsible, Austin police said.The [Read More »]( [Austin work program tries to ensure homeless doesn t mean jobless]( [Austin work program tries to ensure homeless doesn’t mean jobless]( Austin's homeless job seekers now have the opportunity to earn income by helping maintain the city's parks, thanks to a new temporary-work program from [Read More »]( [10 in the running for Austin assistant city manager hires]( [10 in the running for Austin assistant city manager hires]( Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk announced 10 finalists for his first two assistant city manager hires as he seeks to overhaul his executive team.Cronk [Read More »]( Business [Austin auto sales downshift in October]( [Austin auto sales downshift in October]( Austin-area auto sales slumped in October, slipping 9.2 percent from the previous October and dropping the region's dealers well behind last year's record [Read More »]( [Austin s ClearData lands $26 million in latest funding round]( [Austin’s ClearData lands $26 million in latest funding round]( Austin-based technology company ClearData has raised $26 million to help the company continue to modernize health care through its cloud computing platform. [Read More »]( Sports [Golden s nuggets: Horns must guard against Murray, revenge-hungry Sooners]( [Golden’s nuggets: Horns must guard against Murray, revenge-hungry Sooners]( On two occasions over the past six weeks, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has been asked a question involving Texas' Sam Ehlinger. [Read More »]( [SEC fines Texas A M for partying on the field after marathon win over LSU]( [SEC fines Texas A&M for partying on the field after marathon win over LSU]( The wild celebration on the storied surface of Kyle Field on Saturday night is going to cost Texas A&M some money. [Read More »]( [It s only Monday, but Texas-Oklahoma emotions are already stirring for their Big 12 rematch]( [It’s only Monday, but Texas-Oklahoma emotions are already stirring for their Big 12 rematch]( Emotions were already percolating for this week’s Texas-Oklahoma rematch in the Big 12 championship game. And to think, it was only Monday. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Overachievers? Texas, Tom Herman have achieved just enough over this season]( [Bohls: Overachievers? Texas, Tom Herman have achieved just enough over this season]( When Tom Herman expressed his opinion a couple of weeks ago that he thought his Texas football team has “overachieved” this season, ears perked up. When he mentioned it again in last Friday’s post-game press conference after the Longhorns had held off Kansas to clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game, the wheels … [Read More »]( [Texas senior Lashann Higgs suffers season-ending knee injury]( [Texas senior Lashann Higgs suffers season-ending knee injury]( The tough-luck Texas women’s basketball team suffered another blow on Monday when starting guard Lashann Higgs learned she suffered a season-ending knee injury. The Longhorn senior suffered a torn ACL to her right knee while driving to the hoop in the first half of a victory over Quinnipiac Friday night in Estero, Fla. It was … [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Family caregivers save Texas billions. They need our support]( [Commentary: Family caregivers save Texas billions. They need our support]( The holiday season is a good time to remember that caregiving affects us all in deeply personal ways. In the words of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter: [Read More »]( Nation [Passer-by rescues boy after SUV skids into Indianapolis pond]( [Passer-by rescues boy after SUV skids into Indianapolis pond]( INDIANAPOLIS (AP) " Authorities say a passer-by rescued a 4-year-old boy from a retention pond in Indianapolis after his family's SUV apparently slid [Read More »]( [GM slashes thousands of jobs in tech shift]( [GM slashes thousands of jobs in tech shift]( DETROIT (AP) " Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and U.S. auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting [Read More »]( [Mars touchdown: NASA spacecraft survives supersonic plunge]( [Mars touchdown: NASA spacecraft survives supersonic plunge]( CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA's InSight spacecraft sent back a "nice and dirty" snapshot of its new [Read More »]( [Investigators to update timeline of California mass shooting]( [Investigators to update timeline of California mass shooting]( LOS ANGELES (AP) " Investigators on Tuesday plan to release a more detailed timeline of a mass shooting at a Southern California bar that killed 12 [Read More »]( World [Police investigate after 7 bodies found in Japanese village]( [Police investigate after 7 bodies found in Japanese village]( TOKYO (AP) " Japanese police were investigating a suspected mass murder in a remote mountain village after six bodies thought to be from one family [Read More »]( [South Korea apologizes over vagrants detention, forced work]( [South Korea apologizes over vagrants’ detention, forced work]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " South Korea's top public prosecutor on Tuesday apologized over what he described as a botched investigation into the [Read More »]( [The Latest: Ukraine intelligence says officers were on ships]( [The Latest: Ukraine intelligence says officers were on ships]( MOSCOW (AP) " The Latest on tensions between Russia and Ukraine (all times local):1:05 p.m.Ukraine's state security service says that its [Read More »]( Austin360 [FIRST LOOK: Winter Wonderland at COTA is back! 5 things you need to know]( [FIRST LOOK: Winter Wonderland at COTA is back! 5 things you need to know]( FIRST LOOK: Winter Wonderland at COTA is back! 5 things you need to know [Read More »]( [You can dine inside this life-size gingerbread house in downtown Austin]( [You can dine inside this life-size gingerbread house in downtown Austin]( You can dine inside this life-size gingerbread house in downtown Austin [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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