After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job

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 [After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job]( [After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job]( The new coronavirus doesn't care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. [Read More »]( Local News [The politics behind Abbott s most consequential decision]( [The politics behind Abbott’s most consequential decision]( The eyes of the nation will be on Texas on Monday as Gov. Greg Abbott unveils what he has previewed as a smart and safe strategy for gradually reopening the economy in the second-largest state. [Read More »]( [Travis County: New coronavirus deaths bring total to 39; cases up to 1,412]( [Travis County: New coronavirus deaths bring total to 39; cases up to 1,412]( Travis County officials on Sunday confirmed three new deaths linked to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Protesters condemn shooting death of man in Southeast Austin]( [Protesters condemn shooting death of man in Southeast Austin]( Dozens of protesters chanted "APD are murderers" at an anti-police rally outside of an apartment complex in Southeast Austin Saturday. [Read More »]( [One found dead in Southeast Travis County RV fire, firefighters say]( [One found dead in Southeast Travis County RV fire, firefighters say]( Austin and Travis County firefighters are investigating an RV fire that left one person dead Sunday, according to a Travis County fire department. [Read More »]( [Williamson County opens new coronavirus testing site]( [Williamson County opens new coronavirus testing site]( Williamson County and the Williamson County and Cities Health District are offering a public testing site to increase the ability of county residents to get a COVID-19 test. [Read More »]( Business [Coronavirus in Austin: SXSW sued over no-refund policy after cancellation]( [Coronavirus in Austin: SXSW sued over no-refund policy after cancellation]( The company that puts on Austin's internationally acclaimed South by Southwest festival is being sued over its no-refund policy, after the annual event was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus in Texas: Testing platform picked by Austin could expand to other cities]( [Coronavirus in Texas: Testing platform picked by Austin could expand to other cities]( The Fortune 50 company that quickly put together a platform for scheduling COVID-19 tests and initiating contact tracing on active cases for the city of Austin wants to expand the program far beyond the city limits. [Read More »]( [A SMALL BUSINESS LIFELINE? Amid coronavirus crisis, federal loan program may save some Austin companies, but leave others behind]( [A SMALL BUSINESS LIFELINE? Amid coronavirus crisis, federal loan program may save some Austin companies, but leave others behind]( Spring is typically a busy time for Pascal's Catering, with an abundance of events like weddings and graduations, as well as sports teams looking for catering. [Read More »]( Sports [Round Rock ISD girls earn academic all-district hoops honors]( [Round Rock ISD girls earn academic all-district hoops honors]( Twenty eight girls basketball players in the Round Rock school district were selected to the academic all-District 13-6A squad. [Read More »]( [Defending champion Westlake adapting to spring without football]( [Defending champion Westlake adapting to spring without football]( Early April should have been a busy time around the Westlake football facilities. [Read More »]( [NFL draft is jackpot for some, misfire for others]( [NFL draft is jackpot for some, misfire for others]( The task for the San Francisco 49ers heading into the draft was straightforward: Find replacements for departed starters DeForest Buckner at defensive tackle and Emmanuel Sanders at receiver and then find a player to step in for longtime left tackle Joe Staley, who informed the NFC champions before the draft that he planned to retire. [Read More »]( [Centex spring football series: Which schools can best handle loss of workouts?]( [Centex spring football series: Which schools can best handle loss of workouts?]( What teams are most able to withstand the loss of spring football?Rick Cantu: My vote goes to Cedar Park. [Read More »]( [Golden: The best and worst of the 2020 NFL draft]( [Golden: The best and worst of the 2020 NFL draft]( We were all starved for a semblance of a live sporting event and the NFL draft made the weekend one of the best we've had in quite a while. [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: April 27, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: April 27, 2020]( TRS customer servicegets top marksBreaking from the pandemic, and in the wake of the scandal over the Texas Retirement System's rather excessive plan to book luxury office space, I want to give a shout out to that organization. [Read More »]( [Editorial: Roadmap to reopening needs testing, metrics]( [Editorial: Roadmap to reopening needs testing, metrics]( The path toward reopening the coronavirus-battered economy will not be a straight one. [Read More »]( [Pitts: I will not die of stupid]( [Pitts: I will not die of stupid]( Someday, I'm going to die. This, I grudgingly accept. I have no idea how it's going to happen. [Read More »]( [Opinion: We are one another s lifeboats]( [Opinion: We are one another’s lifeboats]( As the COVID-19 lockdown was starting, I received an old black-and-white photograph taken in Christmas 1952, when I was a year old. [Read More »]( Nation [Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law]( [Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law]( A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law requiring background checks for people buying ammunition, issuing a sharply worded rebuke of 'onerous and convoluted' regulations that violate the constitutional right to bear arms. [Read More »]( [Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs]( [Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs]( The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labor: Restaurants, hotels, office cleaning services, in-home childcare and hair and nail salons, among others, have seen businesses shuttered as nonessential. [Read More »]( [Britain launches COVID-19 vaccine study, latest in race]( [Britain launches COVID-19 vaccine study, latest in race]( Testing of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine began in healthy volunteers in Britain Thursday, the latest in a cluster of early-stage studies in search of protection against the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [New House panel created to track aid dollars, virus response]( [New House panel created to track aid dollars, virus response]( WASHINGTON (AP) " The House voted Thursday to create a new subcommittee that will track more than $2 trillion in coronavirus aid, adding another layer of oversight as President Donald Trump's administration carries out the largest economic rescue in U.S. history. [Read More »]( [AP review: State supply stocks sparse and dated before virus]( [AP review: State supply stocks sparse and dated before virus]( JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) " Last autumn, when schools were in session, sports stadiums full and no one had even heard of the COVID-19 disease, the Missouri health department made an eerily foreshadowing request. [Read More »]( World [The Latest: Over 1 million Australians download virus app]( [The Latest: Over 1 million Australians download virus app]( The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. [Read More »]( [Mosque s makeshift morgue shows virus toll on UK minorities]( [Mosque’s makeshift morgue shows virus toll on UK minorities]( BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) " The holy month of Ramadan is underway, and the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham should be full of worshippers. [Read More »]( [ Green light! Ants! Spain s kids get freedom from lockdown]( [‘Green light! Ants!’ Spain’s kids get freedom from lockdown]( BARCELONA, Spain (AP) " After six weeks cooped up with 3-year-old twins, mother Susana Sabaté was finally able to release her energy-filled boys onto Spain's sunny streets. [Read More »]( [German minister backs creating legal right to work from home]( [German minister backs creating legal right to work from home]( BERLIN (AP) " Germany's labor minister wants to enshrine into law the right to work from home if it is feasible to do so, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides. [Read More »]( [UK PM Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions]( [UK PM Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions]( LONDON (AP) " British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work after recovering from a coronavirus infection that put him in intensive care, with his government facing growing criticism over the deaths and disruption the virus has caused. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Joe Priesnitz, manager of Austin musician Eric Johnson and others, dies of cancer]( [Joe Priesnitz, manager of Austin musician Eric Johnson and others, dies of cancer]( Joe Priesnitz, who managed Austin guitar great Eric Johnson for nearly 40 years and helped further the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others as a booking agent or manager, died Saturday at home in Austin after a seven-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 66. [Read More »]( [The art of doing nothing: Austin authors write a guide for slowing down]( [The art of doing nothing: Austin authors write a guide for slowing down]( The art of doing nothing: Austin authors write a guide for slowing down [Read More »]( [Round Rock couple s engagement becomes drive-by party]( [Round Rock couple’s engagement becomes drive-by party]( Round Rock couple's engagement becomes drive-by party [Read More »]( [Photos: Threadgill s through the years]( [Photos: Threadgill’s through the years](  Photos: Threadgill's through the years [Read More »]( [Austin photographer captures life from the front seat of her car during coronavirus]( [Austin photographer captures life from the front seat of her car during coronavirus]( For her prom, Lauren Freeman wanted to look like a princess. The Stony Point High School senior had gone to Dallas to pick out a dress she loved. 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