Abbott: Cyberattacks on Texas agencies increase from inside Iran

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. Wednesday's Top Story [Abbott: Cyberattacks increase from inside Iran]( [Abbott: Cyberattacks increase from inside Iran]( Websites belonging to Texas agencies have seen an increase in attempted cyberattacks coming out of Iran, amounting to about 10,000 per minute, in the previous two days, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. [Read More »]( Local News [Abbott blames Austin homeless policies in fatal knife attack]( [Abbott blames Austin homeless policies in fatal knife attack]( Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday continued his attack on Austin's homeless policies. [Read More »]( [Bloomberg to travel through Austin in campaign swing]( [Bloomberg to travel through Austin in campaign swing]( Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will stop in Austin on Saturday as part of a bus tour through Texas. 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