Texas House set to tackle property tax legislation

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 [Texas House set to tackle property tax legislation]( [Texas House set to tackle property tax legislation]( The marquee effort to constrain property tax growth is likely to reach the Texas House floor this week in what promises to be a free-wheeling debate. [Read More »]( Local News [Forecast: Cloudy but warm Sunday; thunderstorms return midweek]( [Forecast: Cloudy but warm Sunday; thunderstorms return midweek]( Sunday will be cloudy and warm with a high of 82 and an overnight low around 65, the National Weather Service said. [Read More »]( [Group vows to sue UT again over use of race in admissions]( [Group vows to sue UT again over use of race in admissions]( A nonprofit group challenging racial and ethnic considerations in admissions at the University of Texas has withdrawn its effort to revive one lawsuit and instead told an appeals court that it plans to file a new case in state District Court in Travis County. [Read More »]( [Four injured in three-vehicle crash in New Braunfels]( [Four injured in three-vehicle crash in New Braunfels]( One man is in critical condition and three others were injured early Sunday following a three-car crash on Interstate 35 near New Braunfels. [Read More »]( [Teenage girl shot in parked car in Northwest Austin, officials say]( [Teenage girl shot in parked car in Northwest Austin, officials say]( A teenage girl suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries after being shot in Northwest Austin on Saturday, officials said. [Read More »]( [Presidential candidate Ryan speaks at Austin s Paleo f(x)]( [Presidential candidate Ryan speaks at Austin’s Paleo f(x)]( Eight Democratic presidential candidates were at the She the People Presidential Forum on Wednesday at Texas Southern University in Houston. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan was not among them. [Read More »]( Business [Whole Foods showing slow sales growth, Amazon earnings report shows]( [Whole Foods showing slow sales growth, Amazon earnings report shows]( Amazon bet big on Whole Foods Market when it purchased the Austin-based grocery chain in 2017 for $13.7 billion. [Read More »]( [Have a great workplace? Tell us about it]( [Have a great workplace? Tell us about it]( Help us spread the word about the best places to work in Austin. [Read More »]( Sports [Alvarez s homer leads Round Rock to 11-7 win over New Orleans]( [Alvarez’s homer leads Round Rock to 11-7 win over New Orleans]( Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Round Rock Express to an 11-7 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Saturday at Dell Diamond. [Read More »]( [Houston nabs UT s Charles Omenihu, while Aggies dominate state, OU the Big 12 in NFL draft]( [Houston nabs UT’s Charles Omenihu, while Aggies dominate state, OU the Big 12 in NFL draft]( There's nothing like the luxury of staying close to home to continue your football career. [Read More »]( [Hendrickson nudges past Cedar Ridge in play-in game for baseball playoffs]( [Hendrickson nudges past Cedar Ridge in play-in game for baseball playoffs]( Playing its second extra-inning game in less than 24 hours, Hendrickson advanced to the UIL baseball playoffs Saturday with a 6-3 play-in win over Cedar Ridge at McNeil in a matchup that determined the fourth and final playoff berth in District 13-6A.Trailing 2-0 and heading into what looked like their final at-bat of the season, the Hawks scored three runs and needed only to hold Cedar Ridge scoreless in the bottom of the seventh to win. [Read More »]( [Texas softball sets school record for run-rule victories at Kansas]( [Texas softball sets school record for run-rule victories at Kansas]( The Texas softball team took another run-rule win Saturday, topping Kansas 10-1 in five innings in Lawrence, Kan. to win the series. [Read More »]( [Unable to hold off West Virginia, Texas has its losing streak extended to six games]( [Unable to hold off West Virginia, Texas has its losing streak extended to six games]( Texas took an 8-7 lead into Saturday's ninth inning, but West Virginia rallied with an RBI double and its second run-scoring bunt. [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Jesus didn t support discrimination. Our laws shouldn t either.]( [Commentary: Jesus didn’t support discrimination. Our laws shouldn’t either.]( For those whose faith urges us to support equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), sometimes it seems like we're engaged in a game of political whack-a-mole. [Read More »]( [Thiessen: Impeaching Trump will only help him]( [Thiessen: Impeaching Trump will only help him]( WASHINGTON -- President Trump has called the Mueller investigation a "witch hunt" nearly two hundred times on social media alone. [Read More »]( [Pitts: Don t evangelicals ever get tired of being wrong?]( [Pitts: Don’t evangelicals ever get tired of being wrong?]( At least Judas got 30 pieces of silver. Franklin Graham got a tax cut and the promise of a border wall. [Read More »]( [Commentary: Banning Down syndrome abortions won t change bias toward disabilities]( [Commentary: Banning Down syndrome abortions won’t change bias toward disabilities]( Two years ago, I went into labor seven weeks early. Less than five hours later, my second son was born surrounded by a packed room of medical providers. [Read More »]( Nation [An early adopter, Arkansas rethinks lawmaker term limits]( [An early adopter, Arkansas rethinks lawmaker term limits]( LITTLE ROCK, Ark. [Read More »]( [Vacant land becoming asset as development returns to Detroit]( [Vacant land becoming asset as development returns to Detroit]( DETROIT (AP) " When Fiat Chrysler began considering where to build its next assembly plant, the automaker didn't have to look far to find land. [Read More »]( [ Terrifying : Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4]( [‘Terrifying’: Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4]( SEATTLE (AP) " A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Suspect in California synagogue shooting named]( [The Latest: Suspect in California synagogue shooting named]( POWAY, Calif. [Read More »]( [5 bodies found in Tennessee, suspect captured after manhunt]( [5 bodies found in Tennessee, suspect captured after manhunt]( WESTMORELAND, Tenn. [Read More »]( World [Serious flooding in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone Kenneth]( [Serious flooding in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone Kenneth]( PEMBA, Mozambique (AP) " Serious flooding raged on Sunday in parts of northern Mozambique hit by Cyclone Kenneth three days ago, with water waist-high in places, after the government urged people to immediately seek higher ground. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Spanish voters queue to cast their ballots]( [The Latest: Spanish voters queue to cast their ballots]( MADRID (AP) " The Latest on the Spanish national election (all times local):12:25 p.m. Alicia Sánchez, 38, and her mother cast their ballots in Spain's general election at the Palacio Valdes public school in central Madrid "in order to stop the racist extreme right" from making a significant power grab. [Read More »]( [IS claims 3 militants who blew selves up in Sri Lanka raid]( [IS claims 3 militants who blew selves up in Sri Lanka raid]( AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) " Sri Lanka's Catholics on Sunday awoke preparing to celebrate Mass in their homes by a televised broadcast as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings killed over 250 people. [Read More »]( [Armenian trans woman gets threats after parliament speech]( [Armenian trans woman gets threats after parliament speech]( YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) " A transgender woman who broke boundaries with a speech in Armenia's parliament says she has received death threats and is avoiding leaving her home in the backlash to her three-minute address. [Read More »]( [Cries of panic as boat with Venezuelan migrants sank]( [Cries of panic as boat with Venezuelan migrants sank]( CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) " As a small boat packed with Venezuelans capsized in Caribbean coastal waters this week, Yubreilys Merchán found herself with seconds to react. [Read More »]( Austin360 [More ACL Fest speculation: Could this be the year of Bruce?]( [More ACL Fest speculation: Could this be the year of Bruce?]( We've made plenty of guesses as to who might be playing the Austin City Limits Music Festival this fall. [Read More »]( [Conspirare s Hidden Music swells the heart at Hotel van Zandt]( [Conspirare’s ‘Hidden Music’ swells the heart at Hotel van Zandt]( Delicately, "Hidden Music" weaves together the secular and the sacred. [Read More »]( [Game of Thirst: Game of Thrones season 8, episode 2 recap]( [Game of Thirst: ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8, episode 2 recap]( Whoooo-eeee. 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