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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. Monday's Top Story [Confederate monument at Capitol vandalized]( [Confederate monument at Capitol vandalized]( The Confederate Soldiers Monument on the state Capitol grounds was found vandalized Sunday with the word "racists" spray-painted in red across the monument's base. [Read More »]( Local News [OVERNIGHT: Person hospitalized after downtown shooting, police say]( [OVERNIGHT: Person hospitalized after downtown shooting, police say]( A person was hospitalized early Monday after a shooting broke out downtown, Austin police said. [Read More »]( [Central Texas schools show slight gains in annual rankings]( [Central Texas schools show slight gains in annual rankings]( While Central Texas schools demonstrate strong academic performance overall, the region's campuses lag behind those in other major metro areas of the state in educating low-income students and improving struggling campuses, according to a new report being released Monday. [Read More »]( [City Council could repeal or narrow controversial homeless laws]( [City Council could repeal or narrow controversial homeless laws]( The City Council this week could rescind major portions of city laws that have divided Austinites regarding how the city should address a growing number of homeless. [Read More »]( [Gulf of Mexico storm could bring rain to Austin mid-week]( [Gulf of Mexico storm could bring rain to Austin mid-week]( Meteorologists are keeping a keen eye on a storm system hovering above the Gulf of Mexico and threatening to evolve into a full-blown hurricane, officially ushering in the first week of the 2019 hurricane season. [Read More »]( [Austin just OK d new rules for scooters. Do you know what they are?]( [Austin just OK’d new rules for scooters. Do you know what they are?]( Scooters just about sent Austin into a frenzy with their arrival last year, and for months, the stand-up electric devices had most asking: What the heck do we do with these things?It took more than a year, but Austin City Council members answered that question last week with a new set of scooter rules in which violators could face a Class C misdemeanor charge punishable by $20 or $40 fines. [Read More »]( Business [Trump s Mexico tariff plan could cost Texas billions]( [Trump’s Mexico tariff plan could cost Texas billions]( The bill paid by Texas businesses and consumers could top a whopping $26 billion annually if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap a tariff on all products imported from Mexico, the state's top trading partner. [Read More »]( [Amid rising tariffs, Dollar Tree starts selling items for more than $1]( [Amid rising tariffs, Dollar Tree starts selling items for more than $1]( Dollar Tree is revising its playbook. [Read More »]( Sports [Pipeline gushes talent for Astros, Express]( [Pipeline gushes talent for Astros, Express]( ROUND ROCK — For the first six weeks of the season, the Round Rock Express carried the most stable roster in the Pacific Coast League. [Read More »]( [Blaum s slam gives A M dramatic win]( [Blaum’s slam gives A&M dramatic win]( MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bryce Blaum's grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Texas A&M to an 11-10 victory over West Virginia in an NCAA Tournament elimination game Sunday. [Read More »]( [Photos: Lake Travis 3, Laredo Alexander 0: Cavs advance to state tourney]( [Photos: Lake Travis 3, Laredo Alexander 0: Cavs advance to state tourney]( Lake Travis sweeps Laredo Alexander to advance to school's 2nd appearance at state tourney [Read More »]( [Bohls: UT or MLB? Lake Travis Baty has power at plate, negotiating table]( [Bohls: UT or MLB? Lake Travis’ Baty has power at plate, negotiating table]( LAKEWAY — Brett Baty has every home run ball he’s ever hit. Honestly. All of them. Those he has hit during his four-year varsity career at Lake Travis. [Read More »]( [Texas rowers take second at NCAAs]( [Texas rowers take second at NCAAs]( The fourth-ranked Texas rowing team secured podium finishes from all three boats Sunday to take second place at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Texas health needs suffer as Planned Parenthood battle rages on]( [Editorial: Texas’ health needs suffer as Planned Parenthood battle rages on]( It’s impossible to deny the need for quality, affordable health care in Texas, where one in four women of childbearing age is uninsured and the teen birth rate is 50 percent higher than the rest of the country. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Why we need to invest in Texas arts]( [Opinion: Why we need to invest in Texas arts]( It’s true that art can be priceless, but in Texas, we measure its value: $5.59 billion. [Read More »]( Nation [Mexicans launch friendly defensive to deflect US tariffs]( [Mexicans launch friendly defensive to deflect US tariffs]( MEXICO CITY (AP) " Mexican officials have copied a page from President Donald Trump's playbook in recent days, taking to Twitter to communicate that they are working flat-out to de-escalate tensions over immigration and avoid punitive tariffs on all Mexican exports to the U.S.Announcements of meetings in Washington, selfies and carefully crafted messages of optimism for cool-headed discussions are some of the tactics on display in social media to respond to an economic and diplomatic emergency [Read More »]( [Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares]( [Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares]( CHICAGO (AP) " Pardeep Singh Kaleka has surveyed the landscape of an America scarred by mass shootings. [Read More »]( [Oklahomans clean up after flood; Arkansans brace for crest]( [Oklahomans clean up after flood; Arkansans brace for crest]( SAND SPRINGS, Okla. [Read More »]( [White House: Trump deadly serious about Mexico tariffs]( [White House: Trump ‘deadly serious” about Mexico tariffs]( WASHINGTON (AP) " A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow of migrants enough to satisfy the administration. [Read More »]( [Georgia still has no hate crimes law despite many tries]( [Georgia still has no hate crimes law despite many tries]( ATLANTA (AP) " A Georgia man convicted of throwing scalding water on a sleeping same-sex couple told one of them to "get out of my house with all that gay," a victim testified, yet he couldn't be charged with a hate crime because the state has no such law. [Read More »]( World [World markets wobble as US, China trade jibes over trade]( [World markets wobble as US, China trade jibes over trade]( BANGKOK (AP) " Shares retreated in Europe early Monday after a mixed day in Asia as surveys of manufacturers showed business confidence crumbling as Washington and Beijing spar over trade and technology. [Read More »]( [Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen]( [Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen]( BEIJING (AP) " Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square protests, China's economy has catapulted up the world rankings, yet political repression is harsher than ever. [Read More »]( [US diplomat Pompeo holding talks with Dutch government]( [US diplomat Pompeo holding talks with Dutch government]( THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) " U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting the Netherlands for talks with his Dutch counterpart that are expected to touch on rising tensions between Washington and Tehran as well as the crisis in Venezuela and NATO funding. [Read More »]( [Gunfire, blasts in Sudan s capital as protest site raided]( [Gunfire, blasts in Sudan’s capital as protest site raided]( KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) " Explosions and machine gunfire were heard in Sudan's capital early Monday, and troops blocked roads in an apparent move against a sit-in camp where protesters have demanded an end to military rule. [Read More »]( [Mexicans launch friendly defensive to deflect US tariffs]( [Mexicans launch friendly defensive to deflect US tariffs]( MEXICO CITY (AP) " Mexican officials have copied a page from President Donald Trump's playbook in recent days, taking to Twitter to communicate that they are working flat-out to de-escalate tensions over immigration and avoid punitive tariffs on all Mexican exports to the U.S.Announcements of meetings in Washington, selfies and carefully crafted messages of optimism for cool-headed discussions are some of the tactics on display in social media to respond to an economic and diplomatic emergency [Read More »]( Austin360 [Hot tunes in the city: Free summer music in Austin]( [Hot tunes in the city: Free summer music in Austin]( The temperatures are up, but the music won't stop. Free outdoor music events are an essential part of summer in Austin. Here are six places where [Read More »]( [Where to celebrate Pride Month 2019 in Austin]( [Where to celebrate Pride Month 2019 in Austin]( You are perfect just the way you are. Let's make some noise about it, yeah? Americans celebrate LGBT Pride Month every June, commemorating the 1969 [Read More »]( [ Always Be My Maybe : Delayed sparks but generous with the laughs]( [‘Always Be My Maybe’: Delayed sparks but generous with the laughs]( Ali Wong, star of two Netflix standup specials, "Baby Cobra" and "Hard Knock Wife," and Randall Park ("Fresh Off the Boat") [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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