Austin soaked by storms; new cold front next week to deliver Halloween chills

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. Saturday's Top Story [Austin soaked by storms; new cold front next week to deliver Halloween chills]( [Austin soaked by storms; new cold front next week to deliver Halloween chills]( Another cold front — similar to the one that soaked Austin late Thursday and plunged temperatures Friday to more than 20 degrees below normal — could sweep through Central Texas next week, forecasters say, likely making Halloween night even more chilling for trick-or-treaters. 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[Read More »]( Business [Austin business briefs]( [Austin business briefs]( Austin apartment project gets new ownerHigh Street Residential and Principal Real Estate Investors have sold Crestview Commons, a 353-unit apartment complex in Austin’s Crestview neighborhood. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas lose commitment of 2020 cornerback Joshua Eaton]( [Texas lose commitment of 2020 cornerback Joshua Eaton]( Texas lost its second defensive commitment of the week on Friday when four-star Joshua Eaton backed away from his pledge to the Longhorns.  Eaton is a 6-2, 175-pound cornerback from Aldine MacArthur who picked Texas back in August. [Read More »]( [Special teams helps La Grange nip Smithville]( [Special teams helps La Grange nip Smithville]( SMITHVILLE - With less than three minutes left on the clock and the game on the line, La Grange coach Matt Kane reached deep into his bag of tricks to pull out a hard-fought 14-13 win over Smithville. [Read More »]( [Dripping Springs second-half offensive outburst stuns Seguin]( [Dripping Springs’ second-half offensive outburst stuns Seguin]( When the Seguin Matadors scored two touchdowns to start the third quarter and take a 20-17 lead over Dripping Springs, you would have thought the Tigers were in trouble. [Read More »]( [Late scores push Anderson past Lehman]( [Late scores push Anderson past Lehman]( It took an extra day for Anderson and Lehman to get on the field with each other – and it took the Trojans a full four quarters to pull out a vital win. [Read More »]( [The Dotted Line: Texas recruiting wish list updated after recent de-commitment]( [The Dotted Line: Texas’ recruiting wish list updated after recent de-commitment]( Texas’ 2020 class dropped to 19 members on Wednesday afternoon when four-star Manor defensive end Princely Umanmielen backed off his August pledge to the Longhorns. [Read More »]( Opinion [Teaching Texas slavery the right way]( [Teaching Texas slavery the right way]( Black History Month is in February, but some University of Texas professors are trying to change that. [Read More »]( [Corporate leaders must balance profits and people]( [Corporate leaders must balance profits and people]( This summer, the Business Roundtable took the bold step of redefining the term “corporation,” and 180 CEOs signed a statement that their corporations would commit to benefiting all their stakeholders — customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Oct. 26, 2019]( [Letters to the editor: Oct. 26, 2019]( Climate changewill affect us allRe: Oct. 20 article, “Hostage to heat.”It was distressing to see Sunday’s special report headline, “Hostage to heat.”Physicians for Social Responsibility has been advocating for measures to mitigate the effects of climate change for years. [Read More »]( [Editorial: No Texan should die over an unpaid utility bill. Lawmakers can fix this.]( [Editorial: No Texan should die over an unpaid utility bill. Lawmakers can fix this.]( Home should be a place of comfort and safety. [Read More »]( Nation [Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit]( [Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit]( HOUSTON (AP) " Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas' most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge and kept people arrested for lesser offenses languishing in jail. [Read More »]( [Vaping devices now being accepted on Drug Take Back Day]( [Vaping devices now being accepted on Drug Take Back Day]( More than medication is being collected during Saturday's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. [Read More »]( [Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change]( [Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change]( CHICAGO (AP) " For seven school days, Mila Cohen's 14-year-old daughter retrieved her backpack and urged her mother toward the door " her usual morning routine before Chicago teachers went out on strike. [Read More »]( [Millions in California facing more blackouts, fire danger]( [Millions in California facing more blackouts, fire danger]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Millions of Californians were preparing to live in the dark again as the state's largest utility warned it may cut power for the third time in as many weeks because of looming strong winds and high fire danger. [Read More »]( [Native Hawaiian heiress faces court test to control millions]( [Native Hawaiian heiress faces court test to control millions]( HONOLULU (AP) " A 93-year-old heiress doesn't need a guardian to take care of her, but a hearing will be held to determine whether she needs a conservator to oversee her $215 million trust, a judge ruled Friday in an ongoing battle over her wealth. [Read More »]( World [Labour Party says Johnson can t be trusted on workers rights]( [Labour Party says Johnson can’t be trusted on workers rights]( LONDON (AP) " Britain's main opposition party says Prime Minister Boris Johnson can't be trusted to protect workers' rights and environmental standards after a leaked report suggested the government would seek to weaken existing rules after the country leaves the European Union. [Read More »]( [More Vietnamese fear relatives are among 39 dead in truck]( [More Vietnamese fear relatives are among 39 dead in truck]( HANOI, Vietnam (AP) " More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Butina, arriving in Moscow, thanks supporters]( [The Latest: Butina, arriving in Moscow, thanks supporters]( MOSCOW (AP) " The Latest on the deportation of a convicted Russian agent from the U.S. (all times local):12:25 p.m. Maria Butina, convicted in the United States for acting as a covert agent for Russia, has arrived in Moscow a day after being released from detention. 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