Paxton to high court: Block abortion providers from suing to overturn laws

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 [Paxton to high court: Block abortion providers from suing to overturn laws]( [Paxton to high court: Block abortion providers from suing to overturn laws]( Hoping to make it harder to overturn abortion restrictions, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block abortion clinics and doctors from challenging state laws on behalf of their patients. [Read More »]( Local News [At Austin rally, Julián Castro says he is no longer `the other Texan running for president]( [At Austin rally, Julián Castro says he is no longer `the other Texan’ running for president]( It was a sultry summer night in Austin, and the two Texas Democrats who are running for the Democratic nomination for president held overlapping rallies a dozen blocks apart Friday, each well aware of the other, but only one of the candidates acknowledging the competition between them, and the startling turn it took when they sparred at the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday night. [Read More »]( [Meet the finalists for Austin s medical director on Tuesday night]( [Meet the finalists for Austin’s medical director on Tuesday night]( EAST AUSTINMeet the finalistsfor medical directorThe city of Austin announced it will host a meet-the-finalists event for the new Austin Public Health medical director from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center, 808 Nile St. [Read More »]( [Austin s sobering center director resigns as facility s priorities pivot toward fundraising]( [Austin’s sobering center director resigns as facility’s priorities pivot toward fundraising]( Austin's Sobering Center executive director resigned last week, less than a year after the facility opened to the public. [Read More »]( [Man arrested for drunken driving, striking scooter rider, police say]( [Man arrested for drunken driving, striking scooter rider, police say]( A man accused of driving drunk and striking a scooter rider in downtown Austin was arrested Saturday afternoon, Austin police said. [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Woman arrested in East Austin home fire that injured 2 people, investigators say]( [UPDATE: Woman arrested in East Austin home fire that injured 2 people, investigators say]( Olga Guzman-Calderon, 55, has been arrested for arson in connection with a fire that tore through an East Austin duplex Sunday morning. [Read More »]( Business [Plans for massive project on Statesman s waterfront site getting mixed reviews]( [Plans for massive project on Statesman’s waterfront site getting mixed reviews]( Tall towers with offices, apartments, condominiums and hotel rooms. Shops and restaurants. Parks. A boardwalk, amphitheater and bat-watching area. [Read More »]( [Report: Apple moving Mac Pro production out of Austin]( [Report: Apple moving Mac Pro production out of Austin]( Apple Inc. will move manufacturing of its new Mac Pro models out of Austin and to China, according to a Wall Street Journal report. [Read More »]( [Austin s gig economy sector among fastest-growing in nation, new report shows]( [Austin’s gig economy sector among fastest-growing in nation, new report shows]( Austin has the fastest-growing population of skilled gig economy workers in the country, according to a new report. [Read More »]( Sports [Pflugerville graduate Alex Okafor brings NFL knowledge to area youth]( [Pflugerville graduate Alex Okafor brings NFL knowledge to area youth]( Alex Okafor, a Pflugerville High School graduate who plays defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, hosted is annual youth football camp at The Pfield in Pflugerville on June 29. [Read More »]( [Lashley takes first PGA Tour win]( [Lashley takes first PGA Tour win]( DETROIT — Nate Lashley walked toward the 18th green at Detroit Golf Club on the verge of winning his first PGA Tour title, thinking about the plane crash that killed his parents and girlfriend. [Read More »]( [Alvarez, Cole help Astros sweep]( [Alvarez, Cole help Astros sweep]( HOUSTON — After sitting out two days nursing a sore left knee, Yordan Alvarez didn't waste any time getting back to work in his return to the Houston Astros' lineup Sunday. [Read More »]( [Full-strength Austin Bold hammers Colorado Springs 5-0]( [Full-strength Austin Bold hammers Colorado Springs 5-0]( An early brace for André Lima got things started, and the goals kept flowing from there. [Read More »]( [Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix]( [Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix]( SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen showed off his risky racing style Sunday to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a second straight year and end Mercedes' unbeaten streak this season. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Texas voters must do what the Supreme Court wouldn t]( [Editorial: Texas voters must do what the Supreme Court wouldn’t]( Nearly 250 years after our country was founded, America still grapples with seemingly straight-forward questions: Who counts? [Read More »]( Nation [Rep. Hunter tells judge corruption case is political bias]( [Rep. Hunter tells judge corruption case is political bias]( SAN DIEGO (AP) " U.S. Rep. [Read More »]( [The Latest: 2 crew, 8 passengers killed in Texas plane crash]( [The Latest: 2 crew, 8 passengers killed in Texas plane crash]( DALLAS (AP) " The Latest on the crash of a small plane at a Dallas-area airport (all times local):10 p.m. Federal officials say two crew members and eight passengers were killed when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport. [Read More »]( [Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets]( [Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets]( NEW YORK (AP) " Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. [Read More »]( [Judge Real, who desegregated California schools, dies at 95]( [Judge Real, who desegregated California schools, dies at 95]( LOS ANGELES (AP) " U.S. District Judge Manuel Real, who was an active judge for five decades and desegregated schools in Southern California, has died, the courts said. [Read More »]( [NYC pride parade is one of largest in movement s history]( [NYC pride parade is one of largest in movement’s history]( NEW YORK (AP) " Exuberant crowds carrying rainbow colors filled New York City streets Sunday for one of the largest pride parades in the history of the gay-rights movement, a dazzling celebration of the 50th anniversary of the infamous police raid on the Stonewall Inn. [Read More »]( World [Amid sex abuse scandals, Vatican upholds confession secrecy]( [Amid sex abuse scandals, Vatican upholds confession secrecy]( VATICAN CITY (AP) " Amid pedophile clergy scandals, the Vatican is declaring "unacceptable" any efforts by politicians or lawmakers to make priests violate their obligation to keep secret what penitents tell them in confession. [Read More »]( [The Latest: EU official: Summit suspended over Georgieva]( [The Latest: EU official: Summit suspended over Georgieva]( BRUSSELS (AP) " The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local):12:45 p.m. A high-level EU official says that the possible appointment of World Bank official Kristalina Georgieva is part of the problem why the EU summit has been suspended for a day  since it was unclear she would get sufficient backing. [Read More »]( [Suspect in deadly Dutch tram shooting appears in court]( [Suspect in deadly Dutch tram shooting appears in court]( BRUSSELS (AP) " Dutch prosecutors say they have a "strong indication" that a man accused of fatally shooting four passengers on a tram in the central city of Utrecht in March had a "terrorist motive. [Read More »]( [Iranian media say uranium stockpile exceeds 2015 limits]( [Iranian media say uranium stockpile exceeds 2015 limits]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) " Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says the country's enriched uranium stockpile has passed the 300-kilogram limit prescribed by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Willie s Picnic, Pan Am Hillside concerts kickoff lead Austin music events this week]( [Willie’s Picnic, Pan Am Hillside concerts kickoff lead Austin music events this week]( Here's what's happening in the Live Music Capital of the World this week. [Read More »]( [Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home is a fun trip but a Marvel blip]( [Review: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is a fun trip but a Marvel blip]( Is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" a perfectly acceptable bit of summer movie fluff? Yep.Does anyone other than completists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland, Zendaya and/or Spider-Man need to see it to feel as if they are caught up? Eh, probably not. [Read More »]( [On the wine trail: Taking a tour of Oregon s affordable, delicious offerings]( [On the wine trail: Taking a tour of Oregon’s affordable, delicious offerings]( I feel sorry for my husband, the designated driver on this day of wine touring in Oregon's Willamette Valley. And, let's be clear: Oregon wine tasting definitely needs a DD. [Read More »]( [30 years of Austin stories: Seeing through time with our history columnist]( [30 years of Austin stories: Seeing through time with our history columnist]( Just how did I learn to view Austin in layers? A lot of credit goes to the distinct privilege of spending the past 30 years reporting on an almost daily basis for the American-Statesman about the city's people, places, culture and history. 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