Documents reveal a lizard’s role in the West Texas fracking boom

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 [Documents reveal a lizard s role in the West Texas fracking boom]( [Documents reveal a lizard’s role in the West Texas fracking boom]( Bud Brigham, the owner of Austin-based Atlas Sand, had a problem: Four thousand acres of remote West Texas property his company had leased from the state to mine sand for hydraulic fracturing was considered suitable habitat for a rare species of lizard, potentially limiting his ability to drag material off the property. [Read More »]( Local News [Sunny, unseasonably cool Sunday, brace for possible thunderstorms this week]( [Sunny, unseasonably cool Sunday, brace for possible thunderstorms this week]( Just in time for Mother's Day festivities, Sunday will be sunny, but still cooler than normal with a high near 80 and an overnight low around 59, the National Weather Service said. [Read More »]( [Leander man, 44, accused of posting child porn on social media, authorities say]( [Leander man, 44, accused of posting child porn on social media, authorities say]( A Leander man has been accused by the Texas attorney general's office of uploading child pornography to social media, authorities said. [Read More »]( [Game of groans: Wordplay reigns at O. Henry pun championship]( [Game of groans: Wordplay reigns at O. Henry pun championship]( For Jerzy Gwiazdowski, it puns in the family. [Read More »]( [3 men sought by police after shooting of 17-year-old girl in Manor]( [3 men sought by police after shooting of 17-year-old girl in Manor]( Manor police are looking for three men in connection with a shooting that sent a teenage girl to the hospital Saturday, Austin-Travis County EMS medics reported. [Read More »]( [Wrong-way driver dies in crash in North Austin]( [Wrong-way driver dies in crash in North Austin]( One person is dead and two others were injured following a crash on Interstate 35 near Braker Lane in North Austin early Sunday morning. [Read More »]( Business [Facebook hiring surge turns Austin into key hub for social media giant]( [Facebook hiring surge turns Austin into key hub for social media giant]( In an Austin metro area where tech is taking over, Facebook is making sure it’s part of the story. [Read More »]( [Teacher Retirement System of Texas signs lease at downtown Austin tower]( [Teacher Retirement System of Texas signs lease at downtown Austin tower]( The Teacher Retirement System of Texas will join Internet job search company Indeed at a new 36-story office tower in downtown Austin when the project opens in 2021.TRS signed a lease for 100,992 square feet of space in the building, which developer Trammell Crow Company has named Indeed Tower. [Read More »]( [$3 billion more for Texas cancer fund? Voters will decide]( [$3 billion more for Texas cancer fund? Voters will decide]( Texas voters will go to the polls this fall to decide if the state should continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars on cancer research and prevention, after state senators on Friday endorsed a measure that calls for a referendum on the issue. [Read More »]( Sports [Tanielu s single leads Round Rock to 3-2 win over Oklahoma City]( [Tanielu’s single leads Round Rock to 3-2 win over Oklahoma City]( Nick Tanielu hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Round Rock Express to a 3-2 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Saturday in Dell Diamond. [Read More »]( [Taylor sophomore soars to gold as Ducks have field day at state track meet]( [Taylor sophomore soars to gold as Ducks have field day at state track meet]( Taylor sophomore Montana Welch figured his team would flourish as rain and lightning surrounded Myers Stadium. [Read More »]( [Texas men s tennis team advances to NCAA quarterfinals with sweep of California]( [Texas men’s tennis team advances to NCAA quarterfinals with sweep of California]( The Texas men's tennis team made quick work of California, taking a 4-0 sweep in an NCAA super regional at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday. [Read More »]( [Zamzow and Piperi take home Big 12 crowns at Big 12 Championships]( [Zamzow and Piperi take home Big 12 crowns at Big 12 Championships]( Ashtin Zamzow and Tripp Piperi took home Big 12 crowns to highlight the second day of the Big 12 Championships in Norman, Okla., on Saturday. [Read More »]( [Dick Tomey, who sparked one transformational year at Texas in 2004, dies of cancer]( [Dick Tomey, who sparked one transformational year at Texas in 2004, dies of cancer]( Dick Tomey, the architect of Arizona's famed "Desert Swarm" defense and spent the 2004 season at Texas, passed away Friday after battling cancer, Arizona officials announced. He was 80. [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Let s give new Texas moms a lifeline]( [Commentary: Let’s give new Texas moms a lifeline]( The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new national maternal mortality data. [Read More »]( [Castillo: Don t Mess With Texas changed behavior. Can the formula work again?]( [Castillo: ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ changed behavior. Can the formula work again?]( In the 1980s, Austin advertising guru Roy Spence and his team brought Texans together under one vast tent built on pride, the “Don’t Mess with Texas” anti-littering campaign. [Read More »]( [Editorial: Like living here? Let s show greater care for our environment]( [Editorial: Like living here? Let’s show greater care for our environment]( There are some 8 million species of plants and animals on Earth. [Read More »]( [Commentary: Will an education degree become new again?]( [Commentary: Will an education degree become new again?]( The saying “everything old is new again” is common in education — stay in the classroom long enough and old ideas reappear. [Read More »]( [Commentary: Save me, save my friends: Stop selling tobacco to Texans under 21]( [Commentary: Save me, save my friends: Stop selling tobacco to Texans under 21]( Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. [Read More »]( Nation [Suddenly starless Wisconsin GOP plots rebuild for 2020]( [Suddenly starless Wisconsin GOP plots rebuild for 2020]( MADISON, Wis. [Read More »]( [Bills seek special consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia]( [Bills seek special consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia]( Savanah Harshbarger estimates she performed as many as 10 pelvic exams last year on patients before gynecologic surgeries, feeling for fibroid tumors or other abnormalities. [Read More »]( [Buttigieg describes his coming out, need to bridge divides]( [Buttigieg describes his coming out, need to bridge divides]( LAS VEGAS (AP) " Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg described Saturday his public coming out as a gay man in 2015 and how the exclusion he experienced made him conscious of what it means to belong and the need to overcome divisions. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Police: blood in man s apartment linked to girl]( [The Latest: Police: blood in man’s apartment linked to girl]( HOUSTON (AP) " The Latest on the disappearance of 4-year-old Maleah Davis (all times local):6 p.m. Houston police say they found "blood evidence" in the apartment of Derion Vence that matches that of the missing 4-year-old girl, Maleah Davis. [Read More »]( [Activists give jailed moms a Mother s Day gift: bail]( [Activists give jailed moms a Mother’s Day gift: bail]( PHOENIX (AP) " Paz Lopez was set to spend Mother's Day behind bars. [Read More »]( World [White House expects China to retaliate over trade tariffs]( [White House expects China to retaliate over trade tariffs]( WASHINGTON (AP) " The U.S. is awaiting retaliation from China over increased tariffs, after talks in Washington ended without a deal on trade, the president's chief economic adviser said on Sunday. [Read More »]( [UN leader arrives in New Zealand on climate change trip]( [UN leader arrives in New Zealand on climate change trip]( WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) " U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the political will to fight climate change seems to be fading at the same time as things are getting worse for those feeling the effects. [Read More »]( [Voting in Indian elections reaches next-to-last phase]( [Voting in Indian elections reaches next-to-last phase]( NEW DELHI (AP) " Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party rival Rahul Gandh's family for the country's ills. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Guaid asks for relations with US military]( [The Latest: Guaidó asks for relations with US military]( CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) " The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):2:25 p.m. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military. [Read More »]( [Cuban gay rights groups hold unauthorized march in Havana]( [Cuban gay rights groups hold unauthorized march in Havana]( HAVANA (AP) " Gay-rights activists organizing on social media held an unauthorized march Saturday down eight blocks of one of Havana's main thoroughfares before they were stopped by police. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Celebrate Mother s Day with these Austin events for moms]( [Celebrate Mother’s Day with these Austin events for moms]( Sometimes, the best gift you can give someone you love is experiential - not a tangible object but an activity or an event that they won't easily forget. [Read More »]( [Where to eat on Mother s Day 2019 in Austin]( [Where to eat on Mother’s Day 2019 in Austin]( Mom deserves a special brunch every weekend. But if you don't step it up on one weekend in particular, you may be the deserved recipient of a little bit of maternal side-eye. Mother's Day is one of the biggest dining events of the year, and many Austin restaurants will roll out the red carpet for Mom on May 12, with prix fixe menus and special buffets. [Read More »]( [Mother s Day 2019: Restaurant deals and specials]( [Mother’s Day 2019: Restaurant deals and specials]( Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12.  If you're looking for somewhere special to take your mom for her special day, here's a roundup of restaurants across the country offering specials, deals, coupons and freebies in honor of Mother's Day. [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. Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman does not participate in unsolicited email. 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