TODAY: Authorities to provide details in deadly San Marcos fire

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. Friday's Top Story [TODAY: Authorities to provide details in deadly San Marcos fire]( [TODAY: Authorities to provide details in deadly San Marcos fire]( Authorities on Friday could provide new information about the origins of a July fire that ripped through the Iconic Village and Vintage Pads apartments in [Read More »]( Local News [FORECAST: Enjoy Friday high of 81, sunny weekend; winter chill hits Monday]( [FORECAST: Enjoy Friday high of 81, sunny weekend; winter chill hits Monday]( Friday forecast for Austin: Cool fall weather will be taking the day off. Don't look for it until Monday. Instead, spring-like heat will be subbing in. [Read More »]( [Unseasonable, near-record warmth likely Friday, forecasters say]( [Unseasonable, near-record warmth likely Friday, forecasters say]( If you find yourself tugging at your shirt collar or wistfully wanting to dip into a swimming pool Friday, it's not just you.Temperatures could reach 81 [Read More »]( [Bastrop s iconic bridge on brink of catastrophic failure, engineers say]( [Bastrop’s iconic bridge on brink of ‘catastrophic failure,’ engineers say]( The future of Bastrop’s iconic Old Iron Bridge — the centerpiece of the city’s skyline — may be on the brink of [Read More »]( [Austin police form task force to address mental health audit]( [Austin police form task force to address mental health audit]( Austin police officials have formed a task force to address the conclusions of an audit that found that the Police Department could do a better job [Read More »]( [In deal with prosecutors, officer in controversial arrests vows never to police Travis County again]( [In deal with prosecutors, officer in controversial arrests vows never to police Travis County again]( Prosecutors will not go forward with a case against a former Austin police officer who was fired for putting his foot on the head of a man during an [Read More »]( [Water Forward plan including artificial aquifers, graywater reuse gets council nod]( [Water Forward plan including artificial aquifers, graywater reuse gets council nod]( A 100-year water resiliency plan that calls for massive underground reservoirs and reuse of wastewater is now city policy after gaining the approval of [Read More »]( Business [Obamacare enrollment declines in first four weeks]( [Obamacare enrollment declines in first four weeks]( Open enrollment for 2019 health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is about to enter its final two-week stretch, with new applications down both statewide and nationally. [Read More »]( [Dell s revenue up, debt down ahead of shareholder vote]( [Dell’s revenue up, debt down ahead of shareholder vote]( Less than two weeks before its shareholder vote to take the company public, Round Rock-based Dell Technologies on Thursday reported a 15 percent growth in [Read More »]( [Austin s Yeti beats Street expectations in first earnings report since going public]( [Austin’s Yeti beats Street expectations in first earnings report since going public]( Austin-based Yeti Holdings, maker of “built-for-the-wild” coolers, beat Wall Street expectations in its first earnings report since it became a publicly traded company in October. [Read More »]( Sports [Report: Former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury set to go to USC]( [Report: Former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury set to go to USC]( Kliff Kingsbury, who was fired Sunday by Texas Tech, has accepted a job as offensive coordinator at Southern California, according to a report from [Read More »]( [Texas sweeps past Stephen F. Austin in Logan Eggleston s NCAA Tournament debut]( [Texas sweeps past Stephen F. Austin in Logan Eggleston’s NCAA Tournament debut]( Led by Logan Eggleston, Texas opened its postseason run with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-21 sweep of Stephen F. Austin. [Read More »]( [Texas Tech taps Matt Wells as its new head football coach]( [Texas Tech taps Matt Wells as its new head football coach]( Texas Tech tapped Matt Wells late Thursday to be its new football coach, four days after it fired Kliff Kingsbury.Wells, whose Utah State team was one of [Read More »]( [Eyes on Texas: UT s moment to reassert itself, rearrange the Big 12 pecking order has arrived]( [Eyes on Texas: UT’s moment to reassert itself, rearrange the Big 12 pecking order has arrived]( The opportunity that presents itself Saturday is an incredible one for Texas and coach Tom Herman. The window is open for the Longhorns to assert themselves and rearrange the Big 12’s pecking order. [Read More »]( [Games of the day: A look at two of Friday s key high school contests]( [Games of the day: A look at two of Friday’s key high school contests]( Class 5A Division I regional quarterfinal: Hutto (11-0) vs. Richmond Foster (8-4)7 p.m. Friday, Waller ISD StadiumQuarterbacks: Hutto senior Chase Griffin [Read More »]( Opinion [Weatherford cartoon: Clinton Foundation]( [Weatherford cartoon: Clinton Foundation]( Joey Weatherford cartoon on the Clinton Foundation. [Read More »]( [Weatherford cartoon: Schumer rant]( [Weatherford cartoon: Schumer rant]( Joey Weatherford cartoon on Chuck Schumer. [Read More »]( [McKee cartoon: Witch hunt]( [McKee cartoon: Witch hunt]( Rick McKee cartoon on President Donald Trump and Santa Claus. [Read More »]( [Granlund cartoon: Not listening]( [Granlund cartoon: Not listening]( Dave Granlund cartoon on John Bolton and the Khashoggi murder tape. [Read More »]( [On the Road with Rick Holmes: America s founding scientists]( [On the Road with Rick Holmes: America’s founding scientists]( People think of Ben Franklin as a character actor in the pageant of America’s founding. He’s the old bald guy with the spectacles, spouting [Read More »]( Nation [New Mexico archdiocese to file for bankruptcy over sex abuse]( [New Mexico archdiocese to file for bankruptcy over sex abuse]( ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) " The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will soon be filing for bankruptcy protection, as the Catholic church in [Read More »]( [ Stop this chaos: Weinstein lawyer urges sex case dismissal]( [‘Stop this chaos:’ Weinstein lawyer urges sex case dismissal]( NEW YORK (AP) " In the latest push to have Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case thrown out, the movie producer's lawyer said Thursday that a woman [Read More »]( [Trump s ex-lawyer admits lies about Russian real estate deal]( [Trump’s ex-lawyer admits lies about Russian real estate deal]( WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, confessed in a surprise guilty plea Thursday that he lied to Congress about [Read More »]( [California floods recede after storms in wildfire burn areas]( [California floods recede after storms in wildfire burn areas]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " After fleeing a wildfire that came dangerously close to his Northern California home earlier this month, Dale Word evacuated [Read More »]( [Flooding hits Northern California area scarred by wildfire]( [Flooding hits Northern California area scarred by wildfire]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Flash flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday, forcing officials to deploy swift water rescue [Read More »]( World [Pakistan s currency plunges again as country seeks IMF loan]( [Pakistan’s currency plunges again as country seeks IMF loan]( ISLAMABAD (AP) " Pakistan's currency has plunged further as the country is mired in a financial crisis and seeking an $8 billion bailout package from [Read More »]( [Slovakia house fire kills 4 children, 1 adult]( [Slovakia house fire kills 4 children, 1 adult]( BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) " Slovak firefighters say five people, including four children, have been killed in a house fire in eastern Slovakia.They [Read More »]( [Israeli police arrest Jordanian suspected in Eilat assault]( [Israeli police arrest Jordanian suspected in Eilat assault]( JERUSALEM (AP) " A Jordanian man has been arrested by Israeli police after allegedly attacking two Israelis in the port city of Eilat, which borders [Read More »]( [The Latest: Mexican government honors Trump adviser Kushner]( [The Latest: Mexican government honors Trump adviser Kushner]( BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) " The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local):9:10 a.m.The Mexican government has [Read More »]( [China s Uighurs assigned relatives who report to the state]( [China’s Uighurs assigned ‘relatives’ who report to the state]( ISTANBUL (AP) " The two women in the photograph were smiling, but Halmurat Idris knew something was terribly wrong.One was his 39-year-old sister; [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin firefighter helps make beer that will benefit California wildfire relief]( [Austin firefighter helps make beer that will benefit California wildfire relief]( This week, one Austin firefighter did something rather outside of his job description — he went to Uncle Billy's Brewery & Smokehouse, where he [Read More »]( [ATX Cocina rolls out Friday lunch service]( [ATX Cocina rolls out Friday lunch service]( The downtown scene is always in need of more lunch options, so it will probably come as welcome news to denizens of the area that ATX Cocina has [Read More »]( [Podcasts to Listen To: The Rich Roll Podcast and the best fitness podcasts to listen to]( [Podcasts to Listen To: The Rich Roll Podcast and the best fitness podcasts to listen to]( One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to get in shape. 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