Hundreds rally for women’s rights, equality at Texas Capitol

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. Sunday's Top Story [Hundreds rally for women s rights, equality at Texas Capitol]( [Hundreds rally for women’s rights, equality at Texas Capitol]( A sea of people amassed on the south steps of the Texas Capitol on a blustery cold Saturday to rally for women's rights and equality on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision on abortion and the second anniversary of the historic Women's March. [Read More »]( Local News [EMS: Man injured after motorcycle, vehicle collide near Mustang Ridge]( [EMS: Man injured after motorcycle, vehicle collide near Mustang Ridge]( A man was pinned under a vehicle after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle Saturday in southern Travis County, Austin-Travis County EMS medics reported. 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[Read More »]( Sports [Texas Stars drop third straight]( [Texas Stars drop third straight]( Despite getting off 51 shots, the Texas Stars fell to the Stockton Heat 4-2 in Stockton, Calif. Saturday night. [Read More »]( [Lonnie Walker IV leads Austin Spurs to second straight win]( [Lonnie Walker IV leads Austin Spurs to second straight win]( Lonnie Walker IV, on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs, scored 21 points to lead the Austin Spurs to a 106-86 win over the Iowa Wolves Saturday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. [Read More »]( [Popovich ties record for road wins as Spurs beat Wolves]( [Popovich ties record for road wins as Spurs beat Wolves]( MINNEAPOLIS — Under coach Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs have been consistent winners. [Read More »]( [Texas 75, Oklahoma 72: This time, Longhorns look solid late, snap three-game losing skid]( [Texas 75, Oklahoma 72: This time, Longhorns look solid late, snap three-game losing skid]( This time, it was the opposing coach who was exasperated in the post-game press conference, not Texas’ Shaka Smart. [Read More »]( [Sug Sutton strikes late to help Texas ease past TCU 73-67]( [Sug Sutton strikes late to help Texas ease past TCU 73-67]( Sug Sutton went face-to-face with pressure and calmly knocked down four free throws in the final eight seconds of Saturday’s game against TCU. [Read More »]( Opinion [Herman: 50 years ago, a future Texas president saw off a former one]( [Herman: 50 years ago, a future Texas president saw off a former one]( Now that we have one Texas Democrat (San Antonio's Julián Castro) in the 2020 presidential chase and another Texas Democrat (El Paso's Beto [Read More »]( Nation [Major winter storm wreaks havoc on travel]( [Major winter storm wreaks havoc on travel]( BOSTON (AP) " A major winter storm that has brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season covered a large swath of the U.S. in snow as it wreaked havoc on air travel and caused slick road conditions throughout New England Sunday. [Read More »]( [ Green Book takes top honor at the Producers Guild Awards]( [‘Green Book’ takes top honor at the Producers Guild Awards]( BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. 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[Read More »]( World [The Latest: Blast aboard bus in northern Syria kills 3]( [The Latest: Blast aboard bus in northern Syria kills 3]( DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) " The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):1:45 p.m. A Syrian war monitoring group says a blast aboard a bus in the northern Syrian town of Afrin has killed at least three people. [Read More »]( [Minister says UK faces political tsunami if Brexit halted]( [Minister says UK faces ‘political tsunami’ if Brexit halted]( LONDON (AP) " A senior British opposition politician said Sunday that it's unlikely the U.K. will leave the European Union as scheduled on March 29, while a government minister warned that failure to deliver on Brexit would betray voters and unleash a "political tsunami."The Brexit process has been deadlocked since Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the EU was rejected by Parliament last week. [Read More »]( [Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash]( [Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash]( TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (AP) " Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he'd seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. [Read More »]( [World s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan]( [World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan]( TOKYO (AP) " The world's oldest man has died at his home " a hot springs inn " in northern Japan at the age of 113.His family said Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Podcasts to Listen To: Got Clutter? Get Organized! and the best decluttering podcasts to listen to]( [Podcasts to Listen To: Got Clutter? 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