White House to battle impeachment by stalling, attacking

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. Tuesday's Top Story [White House to battle impeachment by stalling, attacking]( [White House to battle impeachment by stalling, attacking]( WASHINGTON (AP) " As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House is finalizing a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. [Read More »]( Local News [3 men accused of scalping reused ACL Fest wrist bands 100 times, police say]( [3 men accused of scalping reused ACL Fest wrist bands 100 times, police say]( A police sting operation led to the arrest of three men accused of illegally selling and reusing wristbands for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, according to court documents. [Read More »]( [Austin officials don t expect sexual assault case review till 2022]( [Austin officials don’t expect sexual assault case review till 2022]( The Austin City Council last month hired three groups to recommend ways that local agencies could better approach and investigate cases of sexual assault, but officials said Monday they don't expect a final report until 2022.Council members on Sept. [Read More »]( [Hutto man accused of sending child porn to woman he met on website]( [Hutto man accused of sending child porn to woman he met on website]( ROUND ROCK - A Hutto man is accused of sending a woman child pornography pictures, an arrest affidavit said. [Read More »]( [Affidavit: 195 pounds of pot found in car with altered license plate]( [Affidavit: 195 pounds of pot found in car with altered license plate]( ROUND ROCK - An Oregon man stopped by police in Round Rock for having an altered license plate on his truck had eight garbage bags filled with more than 195 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle, an arrest affidavit said. [Read More »]( [PRICE HIKE: Austin parking meters will cost $2 an hour starting Monday]( [PRICE HIKE: Austin parking meters will cost $2 an hour starting Monday]( Parking meters throughout Austin will increase to $2 per hour starting next week. [Read More »]( Business [Austin startup myHouseby brings virtual reality to consumer home design]( [Austin startup myHouseby brings virtual reality to consumer home design]( At a time where it's possible to customize just about anything online, founder Gregg Alvarez of myHouseby is looking to bring new home purchases into the modern age."They've been selling homes, and consumers have been buying new homes, the same way for 50 years," Alvarez said. [Read More »]( [Dallas Fed: Austin economic growth remains strong]( [Dallas Fed: Austin economic growth remains strong]( Mounting evidence is pointing to a slowdown in the U.S. economy, but good luck finding many signs of it in Austin. [Read More »]( [Austin s Upland Software buys California tech firm]( [Austin’s Upland Software buys California tech firm]( The list of acquisitions by Austin's Upland Software grew Monday with the company's $84 million purchase of California-based Altify. [Read More »]( Sports [Golden s nuggets: Texas-OU brings out the double bird, buzz]( [Golden’s nuggets: Texas-OU brings out the double bird, buzz]( The Red Rivalry Shootout. The Red River Rivalry. The Red River Showdown. [Read More »]( [Is Texas A M s venerable Kyle Field much of an advantage anymore?]( [Is Texas A&M’s venerable Kyle Field much of an advantage anymore?]( COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M finds itself in an unusual situation as the Aggies prepare for all the hoopla of hosting the top-ranked team in the country. [Read More »]( [Morton clutch as Rays rock Astros]( [Morton clutch as Rays rock Astros]( ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Charlie Morton came back to haunt the Houston Astros. [Read More »]( [Big 12 notebook: Been there, done that? OU s Hurts, Riley say yes]( [Big 12 notebook: Been there, done that? OU’s Hurts, Riley say yes]( The names and faces change year to year, but the Red River Rivalry matchup offers two constants over the past decade: Oklahoma owns a higher ranking and rolls in as a heavy favorite. [Read More »]( [American-Statesman high school football Fab Fives]( [American-Statesman high school football Fab Fives]( HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FAB FIVESClass 6ATeam;W-L;Pts (first place votes)1. [Read More »]( Opinion [Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book about how Abe Lincoln chose a Cabinet of intellect, integrity and independence is titled ]( [Young: Team Trump and the ‘consciousness of guilt’]( Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book about how Abe Lincoln chose a Cabinet of intellect, integrity and independence is titled "Team of Rivals."A good title should she ever depict the Cabinet of President Donald Trump would be "Gang of Weasels."Before getting to Individual 1 and the latest activities that have delivered him to impeachment's door, some questions about that coterie of con men:First, has Attorney General William Barr contacted you?He went to [Read More »]( [Opinion: Dallas group offers hope, changes lives in Zambia]( [Opinion: Dallas group offers hope, changes lives in Zambia]( Zambia is a landlocked African country with a tragic nickname: "The land of a million orphans." But, building on work by President George W. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Lack of affordable housing contributes to low school performance]( [Opinion: Lack of affordable housing contributes to low school performance]( The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released its school performance ratings. [Read More »]( Nation [Climate activists block roads, protest in Australian cities]( [Climate activists block roads, protest in Australian cities]( PERTH, Australia (AP) " Activists blocked major roads and demonstrated in Australian cities Tuesday in a second day of global protests by the Extinction Rebellion movement demanding more urgent actions to counter climate change. [Read More »]( [Facebook to settle advertiser lawsuit for $40 million]( [Facebook to settle advertiser lawsuit for $40 million]( OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) " Facebook has agreed to pay $40 million to advertisers who said it inflated the amount of time its users watched videos. [Read More »]( [Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap]( [Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap]( BALTIMORE (AP) " Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their "green card" interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. [Read More »]( [Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor]( [Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor]( The Trump Administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, after the foreign manufacturer was accused of forcing ethnic minorities locked in an internment camp to sew clothes against their will. [Read More »]( [US official: Research finds uranium in Navajo women, babies]( [US official: Research finds uranium in Navajo women, babies]( ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) " About a quarter of Navajo women and some infants who were part of a federally funded study on uranium exposure had high levels of the radioactive metal in their systems, decades after mining for Cold War weaponry ended on their reservation, a U.S. health official Monday. [Read More »]( World [Climate activists block roads, protest in Australian cities]( [Climate activists block roads, protest in Australian cities]( PERTH, Australia (AP) " Activists blocked major roads and demonstrated in Australian cities Tuesday in a second day of global protests by the Extinction Rebellion movement demanding more urgent actions to counter climate change. [Read More »]( [EU s Chief Prosecutor Kovesi vows not to bend under pressure]( [EU’s Chief Prosecutor Kovesi vows not to bend under pressure]( BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) " For Romania's Laura Codruta Kovesi, opposition to her successful candidacy to become the European Union's first chief prosecutor came from a familiar source " her own country's government. [Read More »]( [Stolen truck crashes into cars in Germany, 9 hurt]( [Stolen truck crashes into cars in Germany, 9 hurt]( BERLIN (AP) " Police are investigating why a man drove a stolen truck into a line of cars in a western German town, leaving nine people slightly injured. [Read More »]( [EU migration chief urges support for migrant plan]( [EU migration chief urges support for migrant plan]( BRUSSELS (AP) " The European Union's top migration official urged EU member states on Tuesday to back a temporary plan to quickly get migrants off boats in the Mediterranean Sea and distribute them among willing countries. [Read More »]( [Iran urges Turkey not to go ahead with attack on Syria Kurds]( [Iran urges Turkey not to go ahead with attack on Syria Kurds]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) " Iran is urging Turkey not to go ahead with an attack on Syrian Kurds following President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the Kurdish fighters ahead of the expected Turkish incursion into northeastern Syria. [Read More »]( Austin360 [So why wasn t Lizzo on a big stage at ACL Fest? It s kind of complicated]( [So why wasn’t Lizzo on a big stage at ACL Fest? It’s kind of complicated]( As Sunday afternoon headed into Sunday evening at Austin City Limits Music Festival, chart-topping rapper Lizzo took the Miller Light stage to the screaming delight of thousands. And thousands. Of fans. [Read More »]( [Photos: Lizzo City Limits: Were you in the crowd?]( [Photos: Lizzo City Limits: Were you in the crowd?]( It felt like all of Austin came out for Lizzo's ACL performance. Did you catch it? [Read More »]( [ACL Fest: Axl, Slash and Guns N Roses gang make Zilker their jungle]( [ACL Fest: Axl, Slash and Guns N’ Roses gang make Zilker their jungle]( There was a 20-minute stretch about 90 minutes into the Guns 'N Roses concert at Zilker where Slash's staple, extended solo bled into "Sweet Child O' Mine" and then "November Rain"-with Axl on a grand piano-during which, buddy let me tell ya, the place was rocking. [Read More »]( [Giveaway alert: Wanna see Billie Eilish s Austin City Limits taping?]( [Giveaway alert: Wanna see Billie Eilish’s ‘Austin City Limits’ taping?]( C'mon, bad guys, this is your moment. [Read More »]( [Music beyond ACL Fest: Nick Cave, Wu-Tang Clan, John Lennon tribute, more]( [Music beyond ACL Fest: Nick Cave, Wu-Tang Clan, John Lennon tribute, more]( Top shows to catch in the Live Music Capital of the World this week, according to American-Statesman music writers Peter Blackstock and Deborah Sengupta Stith. 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