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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. Sunday's Top Story [Battery-powered cars take the spotlight at Austin electric vehicle show]( [Battery-powered cars take the spotlight at Austin electric vehicle show]( Kevin Lyons named his silver metallic Tesla "Midnight Rider" after the 1970 Allman Brothers Band song. [Read More »]( Local News [Sunday will be sunny and hot with a high near 100; cooler temperatures, rain possible this week]( [Sunday will be sunny and hot with a high near 100; cooler temperatures, rain possible this week]( Austinites could be looking at a break from the hot, humid temperatures this week, but not before the sun gets its shining moment. [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Dive team finds man s body in Lake Travis]( [UPDATE: Dive team finds man’s body in Lake Travis]( 6:10 p.m. update: A Travis County sheriff's office dive team has found the body of a man about five hours after witnesses said a swimmer did not resurface in Lake Travis on Saturday. [Read More »]( [Police: Naked man attacked disabled woman with her wheelchair]( [Police: Naked man attacked disabled woman with her wheelchair]( Austin police on Friday arrested a man who witnesses say was naked when they heard screaming at an apartment complex on W. Rundberg Lane and found him repeatedly striking a disabled 58-year-old woman with her wheelchair, according to an arrest affidavit. [Read More »]( Business [Whole Foods cuts back on benefits for part-time workers]( [Whole Foods cuts back on benefits for part-time workers]( Austin-based Whole Foods Market is cutting health care benefits for some of its part-time workers, a move that could leave about 1,900 of its employees without medical coverage. [Read More »]( [H-E-B s Lake Austin store to feature multi-level design, underground parking, BBQ joint]( [H-E-B’s Lake Austin store to feature multi-level design, underground parking, BBQ joint]( H-E-B's plans for its upcoming store on Lake Austin Boulevard include a multi-level design, underground parking and a barbecue restaurant, according to the company. [Read More »]( Sports [Photos: Texas takes on the Rice Owls]( [Photos: Texas takes on the Rice Owls](   [Read More »]( [No. 12 Texas 48, Rice 13: Longhorns have a field day, build confidence in blowout win]( [No. 12 Texas 48, Rice 13: Longhorns have a field day, build confidence in blowout win]( HOUSTON — For all those fans who never get to attend a Texas football practice, Saturday night’s blowout win over Rice was basically the same thing. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Why does Texas play Rice? Well, because it s easy]( [Bohls: Why does Texas play Rice? Well, because it’s easy]( HOUSTON — JFK had it backward. [Read More »]( [Golden: Shane Buechele is making some new memories with his 3-0 SMU Mustangs]( [Golden: Shane Buechele is making some new memories with his 3-0 SMU Mustangs]( DALLAS — Shane Buechele was far from perfect Saturday night, and that works well if the numbers add up favorably on the scoreboard. [Read More »]( [Longhorns volleyball sweeps Wichita St. at Shocker Classic]( [Longhorns volleyball sweeps Wichita St. at Shocker Classic]( For the second game in a row Logan Eggleston led the Longhorns volleyball team in kills as Texas defeated Wichita St. 25-13, 25-9, 25-15 in Wichita, Kan. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: Don t endanger Texans with price controls that benefit insurers]( [Opinion: Don’t endanger Texans with price controls that benefit insurers]( After surviving a health emergency, no one should then have to suffer the stress of potentially being bankrupted by a hospital bill. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Why not giving flu vaccines to migrant kids is a danger]( [Opinion: Why not giving flu vaccines to migrant kids is a danger]( I recall a comment by Dr. Seth Berkley, the CEO of The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations, about what it’s like to spend time in a country without vaccines. [Read More »]( [Commentary: School safety starts in our homes and neighborhoods]( [Commentary: School safety starts in our homes and neighborhoods]( An acquaintance told me that during a school incident last year, her daughter started texting her from school, asking, “What do I do? [Read More »]( [Editorial: Abbott s safety plan lacks resolve to prevent gun violence]( [Editorial: Abbott’s safety plan lacks resolve to prevent gun violence]( Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas Safety Action Report, drafted in the wake of two horrific mass shootings last month that killed 29 people, lacks guts. [Read More »]( Nation [Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike]( [Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike]( CHICAGO (AP) " Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next month. [Read More »]( [The Latest: At least 22 people injured in deck collapse]( [The Latest: At least 22 people injured in deck collapse]( WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) " The Latest on a deck collapse at the Jersey Shore (all times local):9:55 p.m. Hospital officials say at least 22 people were injured when decks collapsed on one another at a three-story home at the Jersey Shore. [Read More »]( [Police: Owner blew up house on his daughter s wedding day]( [Police: Owner blew up house on his daughter’s wedding day]( EDGEWOOD, Pa. [Read More »]( [Over 2,000 fetal remains found at ex-abortion doctor s home]( [Over 2,000 fetal remains found at ex-abortion doctor’s home]( JOLIET, Ill. [Read More »]( [Sikh preaches love 18 years after brother killed over turban]( [Sikh preaches love 18 years after brother killed over turban]( PHOENIX (AP) " Indian Sikh immigrant Rana Singh Sodhi still preaches love and tolerance 18 years after his brother was gunned down in the aftermath of the Sept. [Read More »]( World [Hong Kong protesters rally for support at British Consulate]( [Hong Kong protesters rally for support at British Consulate]( HONG KONG (AP) " Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Sunday outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong, stepping up calls for international support in their months-long campaign for democratic reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. [Read More »]( [Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension]( [Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel regional tensions, as Iran denied U.S. allegations it launched the assault and tensions remained high over Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. [Read More »]( [Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away]( [Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away]( MCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) " Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground as he looked for passports and other documents at the site where his family's home once stood in Grand Bahama. [Read More »]( [Model Naomi Campbell takes spotlight at London Fashion Week]( [Model Naomi Campbell takes spotlight at London Fashion Week]( LONDON (AP) " Model Naomi Campbell took center stage at London Fashion Week on Saturday night with a gala charity benefit at the impressive setting of the world famous British Museum. [Read More »]( [Germany s Merkel faces decisive week on climate protection]( [Germany’s Merkel faces decisive week on climate protection]( BERLIN (AP) " Germany faces a decisive week in its efforts to combat climate change, with Chancellor Angela Merkel pledging Saturday that Europe's biggest economy will find good solutions but her governing coalition still haggling over a long-promised policy package. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Review: Jennifer Lopez steals Hustlers, where cash and catharsis swirl like confetti]( [Review: Jennifer Lopez steals ‘Hustlers,’ where cash and catharsis swirl like confetti]( Every girl has muscles to do this. Jennifer Lopez's Ramona says that while clutching a strip club pole early in "Hustlers." [Read More »]( [EXCLUSIVE: Here s the Texas Craft Brewers Festival beer list]( [EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the Texas Craft Brewers Festival beer list]( The Texas Craft Brewers Festival is routinely one of the best ways to get a sense, a taste, of the state's thriving beer industry. [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. This is a recurring email and was sent to you because you subscribed to receive promotional emails and updates from Statesman during a previous program, promotion or contest. © 2018 GateHouse Media, LLC and Austin American-Statesman. All rights reserved. 305 S. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 (512) 445-3500