Austin mom Heidi Broussard found strangled in Houston area, officials say

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 mom Heidi Broussard found strangled in Houston area, officials say]( [Austin mom Heidi Broussard found strangled in Houston area, officials say]( HOUSTON - Resting on the seat of Heidi Broussard's vehicle Friday was a week-old shopping list of holiday items she planned to buy for her 3-week-old daughter Margot Carey, but now never will. [Read More »]( Local News [Woman charged in Heidi Broussard s death linked to Harris County theft case]( [Woman charged in Heidi Broussard’s death linked to Harris County theft case]( The Houston-area woman charged in connection with the abduction and apparent death of Austin mom Heidi Broussard recently resolved an unrelated criminal case in Harris County stemming from a theft at a cash advance business. [Read More »]( [Buda restaurant co-worker recalls Heidi Broussard as friendly, well-liked]( [Buda restaurant co-worker recalls Heidi Broussard as friendly, well-liked]( BUDA - Heidi Broussard worked her final shift at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Buda on Nov. 22 before starting maternity leave the next day. [Read More »]( [How Austin mom s friendship spiraled into case of homicide remains final mystery]( [How Austin mom’s friendship spiraled into case of homicide remains final mystery]( They were best friends, the Facebook post read. Heidi Broussard, pregnant in April 2013, let it be known on social media that she was looking forward to hanging out with her pal Magen Fieramusca. [Read More »]( [Here s what we know so far about the Heidi Broussard case]( [Here’s what we know so far about the Heidi Broussard case]( Police have made an arrest in the case of a missing Austin mother and her infant daughter that has captured national attention since their disappearance on Dec. 12. [Read More »]( Business [Gas prices dipping ahead of holiday travel]( [Gas prices dipping ahead of holiday travel]( Good news for holiday road trippers: Gasoline prices have fallen to their lowest level since March. [Read More »]( [Austin jobless rate slips to 20-year low of 2.5%]( [Austin jobless rate slips to 20-year low of 2.5%]( The hot Austin economy is widely expected to cool off a bit in 2020, but the trend has yet to result in any slack in the region’s stretched labor market. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas Stars lose second game in a row]( [Texas Stars lose second game in a row]( The Texas Stars fell behind early and eventually took their second loss in a row, falling to the Rockford IceHogs 4-2 in Rockford, Ill. [Read More »]( [Texas is 9-1 and off to coach Shaka Smart s best start yet, so where s the buzz?]( [Texas is 9-1 and off to coach Shaka Smart’s best start yet, so where’s the buzz?]( At 9-1, Texas is off to its best start in five seasons under coach Shaka Smart. So why is nobody buying it? [Read More »]( [Grading Texas 2020 defensive class after the early period]( [Grading Texas’ 2020 defensive class after the early period]( Texas signed seven defensive prospects during the early signing period. [Read More »]( [The Dotted Line: Grading Texas 2020 offensive class after the early period]( [The Dotted Line: Grading Texas’ 2020 offensive class after the early period]( Ten of Texas’ 17 signees in the early signing period of the 2020 recruiting class play offense. [Read More »]( [WATCH: Texas gifts walk-on guard Sophie Taylor a scholarship ahead of Stanford showdown]( [WATCH: Texas gifts walk-on guard Sophie Taylor a scholarship ahead of Stanford showdown]( This holiday season, Texas graduate student Sophie Taylor has received the gift of a scholarship. [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Texas should reconsider parole for elderly inmates]( [Commentary: Texas should reconsider parole for elderly inmates]( While Texas prisoner Rodney Reed, a man who has long claimed his innocence, has gotten a lot of media attention, there are other Texas prisoners whose cases are equally deserving of public support. [Read More »]( [Commentary: No one likes their health insurance companies. Here s why.]( [Commentary: No one likes their health insurance companies. Here’s why.]( Most Americans like their doctors, but almost nobody loves their insurance company. Health insurers are a classic “middle person” in the healthcare market. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Dec. 21, 2019]( [Letters to the editor: Dec. 21, 2019]( NCAA’s motive shouldbe protecting studentsRe: Dec. 15 article, “Predator pipeline.”There should be no surprise at the facts presented in Kenny Jacoby’s article. [Read More »]( Nation [House asks for documents in Epstein probe from DOJ]( [House asks for documents in Epstein probe from DOJ]( WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. [Read More »]( [MS-13 arrests deal blow to gang leadership on Long Island]( [MS-13 arrests deal blow to gang leadership on Long Island]( NEW YORK (AP) " Authorities said Friday they have dealt an unprecedented blow to the violent MS-13 street gang, announcing charges against nearly 100 of the group's members and associates on Long Island. [Read More »]( [Judge revokes grazing permit for ranchers pardoned by Trump]( [Judge revokes grazing permit for ranchers pardoned by Trump]( PORTLAND, Ore. [Read More »]( [California still most populous, but stalls at 39.9 million]( [California still most populous, but stalls at 39.9 million]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. [Read More »]( [Boy kidnapped in 1964 found through ancestry sites]( [Boy kidnapped in 1964 found through ancestry sites]( CHICAGO (AP) " A Michigan man recently identified as the newborn boy snatched from his mother in 1964 by someone posing as a maternity-ward nurse was found through commercial ancestry websites after the man or a child of his submitted DNA to the sites to learn more about their family tree, a genetic genealogist who played a role in the discovery told The Associated Press Friday. [Read More »]( World [Pope denounces rigidity as he warns of Christian decline]( [Pope denounces ‘rigidity’ as he warns of Christian decline]( VATICAN CITY (AP) " Pope Francis warned Saturday that "rigidity" in living out the Christian faith is creating a "minefield" of hatred and misunderstanding in a world where Christianity is increasing irrelevant. [Read More »]( [India suspends internet and phone services to quell protests]( [India suspends internet and phone services to quell protests]( NEW DELHI (AP) " Indian authorities have stepped up phone and mobile internet shutdowns in some parts of the country in an effort to thwart a groundswell of protests over a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. Student-led protests that have galvanized a large section of the Indian public have been met with communications blocks in areas of New Delhi, in the eastern state of West Bengal, the northern city of Aligarh and the entire state of Assam in the days since the contentious law was [Read More »]( [New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban]( [New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban]( WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) " New Zealand authorities said Saturday their country will be a safer place after owners handed in more than 50,000 guns during a buyback program following a ban on assault weapons. [Read More »]( [Honduras: at least 18 killed, 16 injured in prison riot]( [Honduras: at least 18 killed, 16 injured in prison riot]( TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) " Inmates, some with firearms, rioted at a prison in Honduras on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 16 others, authorities said. [Read More »]( [Australia battles catastrophic wildfires as PM rushes home]( [Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home]( PERTH, Australia (AP) " Australia's most populous state was paralyzed by 'catastrophic' fire conditions Saturday amid souring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires also ravaged the country's southeast. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Author J.K. Rowling draws criticism for transgender comments]( [Author J.K. Rowling draws criticism for transgender comments]( NEW YORK (AP) — J.K. Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. [Read More »]( [You have to be a little Jewish: An Austin Hannukah party tale]( [You have to be a little Jewish: An Austin Hannukah party tale]( I was in Amanda and her husband Nick Taylor's kitchen to see how an Austin-based pastry chef puts together her annual Hanukkah party when she's off the clock, and to learn why she keeps throwing it. She was showing me how to make rugelach with five hours to go until her guests, a bit of a who's who of Austin's dining scene and her family, arrived. [Read More »]( [Celebrate Hanukkah with these Austin-area events]( [Celebrate Hanukkah with these Austin-area events]( Hanukkah begins at sundown Sunday night and continues through the following Sunday night.While the next week's holiday events happening around Austin are centered around a different holiday, there are a few community celebrations. 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