For Texas, 2019 marked another deadly year of gun violence

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 [For Texas, 2019 marked another deadly year of gun violence]( [For Texas, 2019 marked another deadly year of gun violence]( Parents and children. Teachers and a mail carrier. The young and the old.The year 2019 marked the second time in recent history that 37 people in Texas lost their lives in mass shootings - a record high for at least the past decade. [Read More »]( Local News [Photos: These are the victims of mass gun violence in Texas in 2019]( [Photos: These are the victims of mass gun violence in Texas in 2019](   [Read More »]( [In candlelit vigil, man killed in South Austin stabbing remembered as loyal friend]( [In candlelit vigil, man killed in South Austin stabbing remembered as loyal friend]( Debbie Fabela's son came back from the war changed. After four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Erving Lopez suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. One of the few people who could help him recover from an episode, his mother said, was Johnathan Aguilar, one of his best friends from childhood.Aguilar was killed Friday morning in a seemingly random stabbing attack at the South Austin burrito shop where he had worked for more than eight years. [Read More »]( [Witness: Police tried to handcuff South Austin attack suspect before fatal stabbing]( [Witness: Police tried to handcuff South Austin attack suspect before fatal stabbing]( For Steve Haskin, it had already been jarring to see the usual tranquility of his regular coffee shop in South Austin broken Friday morning when a man tried to steal some food from a display case and then slammed a coffee mug on one of Haskin's friends.But learning that the disturbance at the coffee shop was only the beginning of an incident that would later leave a man dead was shocking, Haskin said. 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[Read More »]( Sports [Golden: Watson s clutch gene came in handy when it mattered most]( [Golden: Watson’s clutch gene came in handy when it mattered most]( HOUSTON - Deshaun Watson got beat up Saturday. [Read More »]( [Running backs are key in Saints-Vikings game]( [Running backs are key in Saints-Vikings game]( NEW ORLEANS - The Dalvin and Alvin show is coming to the Superdome. [Read More »]( [Texas Stars shut out Grand Rapids to start five-game homestand]( [Texas Stars shut out Grand Rapids to start five-game homestand]( Not only did Jake Oettinger keep the Grand Rapids Griffins from scoring a goal, the Texas Stars' goalie also had an assist in the 4-0 win to kick off a five-game homestand at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Saturday night. [Read More »]( [Texans rally past Bills on field goal in overtime]( [Texans rally past Bills on field goal in overtime]( HOUSTON - Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in regulation and then led the winning drive in overtime as the Houston Texans rallied from a double-digit second-half deficit for a 22-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the NFL playoffs Saturday. [Read More »]( [Perfect finish for Tulane QB]( [Perfect finish for Tulane QB]( FORT WORTH - Justin McMillan won two Texas state championships playing for a high school only about 35 miles from where he played his last game for Tulane. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: County and city should commit to Expo Center]( [Editorial: County and city should commit to Expo Center]( A wake-up call to Austin City Hall. A measure of Travis County's well-founded frustrations. A piece of leverage in a multimillion-dollar tug-of-war. [Read More »]( Nation [California eyes climate bond to prepare for disasters]( [California eyes climate bond to prepare for disasters]( SACRAMENTO, CAlif. [Read More »]( [Counting whales from space pitched as key to saving them]( [Counting whales from space pitched as key to saving them]( PORTLAND, Maine (AP) " An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are partnering on a project to better protect whales by monitoring them from space. [Read More »]( [Weinstein s reckoning: Trial looms 2 years after #MeToo wave]( [Weinstein’s reckoning: Trial looms 2 years after #MeToo wave]( NEW YORK (AP) " More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie mogul faces another reckoning: a criminal trial that could him put him behind bars for the rest of his life. [Read More »]( [1 of 2 escapees from troubled Mississippi prison in custody]( [1 of 2 escapees from troubled Mississippi prison in custody]( One of two prisoners believed to have escaped from one of several Mississippi prisons recently rocked by violence is back in custody, authorities said early Sunday. [Read More »]( [Protests across US condemn action in Iran and Iraq]( [Protests across US condemn action in Iran and Iraq]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Demonstrators in dozens of cities around the U.S. gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East. [Read More »]( World [Daughter of slain Iran general warns families of US troops]( [Daughter of slain Iran general warns families of US troops]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) " The daughter of an Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad is threatening U.S. military forces at a funeral procession for her father. [Read More »]( [Philippines braces to evacuate its workers in Iraq, Iran]( [Philippines braces to evacuate its workers in Iraq, Iran]( MANILA, Philippines (AP) " Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships 'at any moment's notice' to evacuate thousands of Filipino workers in Iraq and Iran, reflecting Asia's growing fears for its citizens amid a potential outbreak of violence in the Middle East. [Read More »]( [Kenya police: 3 arrested trying to enter British Army camp]( [Kenya police: 3 arrested trying to enter British Army camp]( NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " Kenyan police say they have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British Army training camp on the same day that al-Shabab extremists attacked a military base and killed three U.S. military personnel. [Read More »]( [Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters]( [Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters]( KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) " Ugandan police have detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who planned Monday to hold his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspirant. [Read More »]( [Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn flight]( [Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn flight]( TOKYO (AP) " Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country. [Read More »]( Austin360 [ 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood win Golden Globes]( [‘1917,’ ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ win Golden Globes]( The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best picture, drama, and Quentin Tarantino's radiant Los Angeles fable "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" won best film, comedy or musical. [Read More »]( [Our 20 most anticipated TV shows of 2020]( [Our 20 most anticipated TV shows of 2020]( Television ... now more than ever: To paraphrase the satirical film studio slogan of Robert Altman's "The Player," TV's dominant mode these days is the avalanche, the deluge, the endless binge. But even amid the clutter of 500-some scripted and countless unscripted series, there's plenty to be excited about, including originals from nascent (or still-to-be-launched) platforms like Apple TV+, HBO Max and Quibi. [Read More »]( [Photos: A-LIST: Free Week in the Red River Cultural District]( [Photos: A-LIST: Free Week in the Red River Cultural District](   Photos from Free Week. [Read More »]( [100 marathons: Your goal has to be louder than your snooze button ]( [100 marathons: ‘Your goal has to be louder than your snooze button’]( n November, Austin runner Bill Schroeder lined up for the start of the Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon.He'd raced plenty of times before, but this time he worried a little that he might twist an ankle, or get sick at the last minute. Any hiccup might foil his plan to notch his 100th marathon, a quest that began - before he even realized it - in 1981. 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