Democrats campaigning for U.S. Senate blast Abbott on refugees

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. Sunday's Top Story [Democrats campaigning for U.S. Senate blast Abbott on refugees]( [Democrats campaigning for U.S. Senate blast Abbott on refugees]( Texas' Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, who gathered Saturday for a joint forum at a Houston church, joined in condemning Gov. Greg Abbott for becoming the first in the nation to reject the resettlement of refugees in the state under a Trump administration order in September that required states and municipalities to give written consent before allowing in refugees. [Read More »]( Local News [Herman: Mike Bloomberg zags through Austin]( [Herman: Mike Bloomberg zags through Austin]( Mike Bloomberg was in town Saturday. You know him from TV, where his ads appear constantly. Bloomberg wants to be your president. [Read More »]( [Pair drops off gunshot victim at hospital and leaves, Austin police want to know why]( [Pair drops off gunshot victim at hospital and leaves, Austin police want to know why]( Police are seeking information on two people who they say drove to the hospital, dropped off a man with a gunshot wound, and left. [Read More »]( [One injured after reported East Austin shooting]( [One injured after reported East Austin shooting]( One person was injured in a reported East Austin shooting late Saturday night. [Read More »]( [3 in custody after deadly shooting in Northeast Austin; 4th shooting in 24 hours]( [3 in custody after deadly shooting in Northeast Austin; 4th shooting in 24 hours]( A man described as in his 20s died after a shooting Saturday morning at an apartment complex in Northeast Austin, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service medics said. [Read More »]( Business [Austin companies flaunt new products, share plans at gadget show]( [Austin companies flaunt new products, share plans at gadget show]( Each year, thousands of people flock to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, where companies like Dell Technologies and AMD take the stage and show off their upcoming tech for the year. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas 64, Kansas State 50: Bad weather, Longhorns defense ruins Wildcats trip to Austin]( [Texas 64, Kansas State 50: Bad weather, Longhorns’ defense ruins Wildcats’ trip to Austin]( The Longhorns (11-4, 1-2 Big 12) grabbed their first league victory of the season and became the 18th Division I school to win 1,800 college basketball games. [Read More »]( [Golden: Horns found right winning formula vs. Kansas State but can they duplicate it?]( [Golden: Horns found right winning formula vs. Kansas State but can they duplicate it?]( If ever there was ever an early-conference game that was deserving of the "must win," label, it was Saturday's Texas-Kansas State matchup. [Read More »]( [After helping shuffle college basketball s deck, Texas faces No. 19 West Virginia]( [After helping shuffle college basketball’s deck, Texas faces No. 19 West Virginia]( Thirty-four schools have been ranked during the 2019-20 campaign. Texas is one of those teams. [Read More »]( [Texas women s tennis wins four matches at Pink Flamingo Invitational]( [Texas women’s tennis wins four matches at Pink Flamingo Invitational]( The Texas women's tennis team took four wins on the second day of the Pink Flamingo Invitational in the Bahamas on Saturday. [Read More »]( [Texas men s tennis collects more wins at Miami Invitational]( [Texas men’s tennis collects more wins at Miami Invitational]( The Texas men's tennis team picked up 10 more wins at the Miami Invitational in Coral Gables, Fla., on Saturday. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Texas wins if census counts every person]( [Editorial: Texas wins if census counts every person]( In conference rooms across the state, community leaders are huddling around computerized maps, poring over data sets and identifying churches and neighborhood groups that could help ensure a full, accurate count of Texans in the 2020 census. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Jan. 11, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: Jan. 11, 2020]( Cornyn: I’ve authoredbills to lower drug costsRe: Jan. 5 commentary, “Congress can act now to rein in prescription drug prices.”In Tina Tran’s opinion piece (“Congress can act now to rein in prescription drug prices”), she expressed concern about seniors’ rising prescription drug prices. [Read More »]( Nation [Ex-drug company execs face reckoning in opioid bribery case]( [Ex-drug company execs face reckoning in opioid bribery case]( BOSTON (AP) " The founder and former top employees of a pharmaceutical company are facing a reckoning for their role in a bribery scheme that prosecutors say boosted sales of a powerful, highly addictive painkiller and helped fuel the national opioid epidemic. [Read More »]( [Not on form, but brawl over citizenship question continues]( [Not on form, but brawl over citizenship question continues]( The U.S. Supreme Court decided a citizenship question won't be on this spring's census form, but that doesn't mean the fight over it has ended in courtrooms across the country. [Read More »]( [AP Exclusive: Dozens allege abuse at youth detention center]( [AP Exclusive: Dozens allege abuse at youth detention center]( PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) " More than two dozen men and women say they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused as children at New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center over the course of three decades, according to attorneys who have filed a class action lawsuit on their behalf. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Oklahoma man drowns in flood; death toll at 10]( [The Latest: Oklahoma man drowns in flood; death toll at 10]( LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) " The latest on severe storms in the U.S. South (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A southeastern Oklahoma man drowned Saturday after he was swept away from his stalled truck by floodwaters from severe storms that hit the state and other parts of the U.S. South, officials said. [Read More »]( [Magnitude 6 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico]( [Magnitude 6 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico]( SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) " A magnitude 6.0 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. [Read More »]( World [Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown]( [Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. [Read More »]( [Spain s leader: Dialogue key to new left-wing government]( [Spain’s leader: ‘Dialogue’ key to new left-wing government]( MADRID (AP) " Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Sunday that he wants the hallmark of his new left-wing coalition government to be the 'dialogue' needed to tackle the country's most pressing issues, including the Catalan separatist conflict. [Read More »]( [Queen attends church on eve of meeting over Harry and Meghan]( [Queen attends church on eve of meeting over Harry and Meghan]( LONDON (AP) " Queen Elizabeth II attended church at her Sandringham estate Sunday ahead of a crisis meeting to work out a future for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their shocking decision to walk away from royal roles. [Read More »]( [Taiwan leader meets top US official after her election win]( [Taiwan leader meets top US official after her election win]( TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) " Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday with the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei, as China warned that countries should stick with recognizing communist-ruled Beijing as the rightful government of 'One China," including Taiwan. [Read More »]( [Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle]( [Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle]( BODALLA, Australia (AP) " Crews battling Australia's wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to offense for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin Symphony whips up a cyclonic Rach 3 ]( [Austin Symphony whips up a cyclonic ‘Rach 3’]( As storms roiled outside the Long Center on Friday, the Austin Symphony and pianist Orion Weiss whipped Rachmaninoff's Piano Concert No. 3 into a musical cyclone. [Read More »](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Manage Account]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@statesman.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Newsletters]( We have an app for whatever you want - news, weather, entertainment and more. 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