Texas cities want to send COVID patients to Austin – but is space available?

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 [Texas cities want to send COVID patients to Austin - but is space available?]( [Texas cities want to send COVID patients to Austin - but is space available?]( Even with projections that within weeks area hospitals could reach capacity for treating the most severe cases of COVID-19, Austin is getting requests to take in patients from other Texas cities that are running out of room to treat their own infected residents. [Read More »]( Local News [Stay cool: Heat advisory in effect this weekend]( [Stay cool: Heat advisory in effect this weekend]( The Austin area is likely to see its seventh day of triple digit temperatures on Saturday as the National Weather Service predicts highs well above 100 degrees. [Read More »]( [Travis County reports 7 coronavirus deaths, 440 new cases]( [Travis County reports 7 coronavirus deaths, 440 new cases]( Austin and Travis County health officials on Friday said seven more people have died from the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Army overlooked key evidence in Vanessa Guillen case, civilian searcher says]( [Army overlooked key evidence in Vanessa Guillen case, civilian searcher says]( Military investigators searching for the body of U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen overlooked key evidence that could have led to the discovery of her remains a week sooner - and brought resolution to her heartbroken family - the leader of a team of civilian searchers said Friday. [Read More »]( [Austin s religious leaders both embrace, grapple with racial reckoning]( [Austin’s religious leaders both embrace, grapple with racial reckoning]( Rabbi Neil Blumofe and the Rev. Daryl Horton are no strangers to uncomfortable conversations about race. [Read More »]( [West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Williamson County park]( [West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Williamson County park]( A sample of mosquitoes collected from a trap near the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park has tested positive for the West Nile virus, officials said. [Read More »]( Business [As PC market rebounds, Dell sees some slippage]( [As PC market rebounds, Dell sees some slippage]( While the global personal computing market saw a rebound in the second quarter, Dell Technologies saw a slight drop in its overall market share, according to new industry data. [Read More »]( [In Austin, what kind of corporate citizen would Tesla be?]( [In Austin, what kind of corporate citizen would Tesla be?]( Tesla, which recently became the most valuable automaker in the world with a market capitalization topping $280 billion, often elicits mixed reactions. The California-based company is widely admired for the innovative, eco-friendly automobiles it produces, even as it has been dogged by criticisms of its record on worker safety within some of its factories, its efforts to prevent employees from unionizing and its aggressive pursuit of taxpayer-funded subsidies. [Read More »]( Sports [High school football forges ahead in some states despite positive tests, COVID-19 concerns]( [High school football forges ahead in some states despite positive tests, COVID-19 concerns]( The risk of playing high school football during the coronavirus pandemic now has a name: Jacob Lemaire. [Read More »]( [Pac-12 joins Big Ten in eliminating nonconference games]( [Pac-12 joins Big Ten in eliminating nonconference games]( The Pac-12 has become the second major conference to shift to a conference-only fall schedule amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [ Your platform is powerful : Oklahoma State s Hubbard finds his voice]( [‘Your platform is powerful’: Oklahoma State’s Hubbard finds his voice]( STILLWATER — When Chuba Hubbard hit send on his Twitter app that Monday morning in June, the landscape in college athletics immediately shifted. [Read More »]( [COTA chairman: Formula 1 race in serious jeopardy ]( [COTA chairman: Formula 1 race ‘in serious jeopardy’]( The Formula One United States Grand Prix, scheduled for Oct. 22-25 at Circuit of the Americas, is "in serious jeopardy," COTA Chairman Bobby Epstein told the American-Statesman in an email Friday. [Read More »]( [Following an overturned wrongful conviction, Greg Kelley participates in a walk-on tryout at Texas]( [Following an overturned wrongful conviction, Greg Kelley participates in a walk-on tryout at Texas]( Greg Kelley's wife, Gaebri, tweeted on Thursday that her husband was enrolled at UT, training and looking to resume his football career. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Texas failed the COVID test. Our schools don t have to.]( [Editorial: Texas failed the COVID test. Our schools don’t have to.]( Much of the debate around reopening schools this fall has been framed in absolutes. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: July 11, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: July 11, 2020]( Patrick isn’t doingAbbott any favors In about two years, Greg Abbott will be running for reelection as governor of Texas, and Abbott is already swimming upstream with COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Beating a Texas-sized pandemic will require a lot more nurses]( [Opinion: Beating a Texas-sized pandemic will require a lot more nurses]( Everything is bigger in Texas: the landscape and the ranches—even pandemics, thanks to a lethal convergence of an acute nurse shortage and a ferocious shift in the communities the coronavirus touches. [Read More »]( [Commentary: What the coronavirus has taught me]( [Commentary: What the coronavirus has taught me]( There was never any question about me wearing a mask. [Read More »]( [Herman: The end of the dog days of Texas]( [Herman: The end of the dog days of Texas]( Let’s pause for a brief moment to throw a bone to Kb’s Lectrofied to note his place in Texas history, the son of a bitch. [Read More »]( Nation [Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate]( [Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate]( CHICAGO (AP) " Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. [Read More »]( [Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virus]( [Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virus]( WASHINGTON (AP) " A federal judge in Indiana on Friday halted the first federal execution planned in 17 years, citing concerns over the coronavirus by the victims' family. [Read More »]( [Is it safe to visit the dentist during the pandemic?]( [Is it safe to visit the dentist during the pandemic?]( Is it safe to visit the dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic? [Read More »]( [`A hot mess : Americans face testing delays as virus surges]( [`A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges]( LOS ANGELES (AP) " For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. [Read More »]( World [Asia Today: Australia Victoria state daily cases drop to 216]( [Asia Today: Australia Victoria state daily cases drop to 216]( MELBOURNE Australia (AP) " The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, down from the record 288 the previous day. [Read More »]( [Hundreds try to storm Serbian parliament as protests heat up]( [Hundreds try to storm Serbian parliament as protests heat up]( BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) " Hundreds of demonstrators tried to storm Serbia's parliament on Friday, clashing with police who fired tear gas during the fourth night of protests against the president's increasingly authoritarian rule. [Read More »]( [The Latest: India reports more than 26,000 new virus cases]( [The Latest: India reports more than 26,000 new virus cases]( NEW DELHI " India's is reporting another record one-day spike in coronavirus cases, prompting some states to reimpose lockdowns in high-risk areas. [Read More »]( [WHO experts to visit China to plan COVID-19 investigation]( [WHO experts to visit China to plan COVID-19 investigation]( BEIJING (AP) " Two World Health Organization experts were heading to the Chinese capital on Friday to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Seoul mayor s death causes sympathy, questions of his acts]( [Seoul mayor’s death causes sympathy, questions of his acts]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " The sudden death of Seoul's mayor, reportedly implicated in a sexual harassment complaint, has caused an outpouring of public sympathy even as it has raised questions about a man who built his career as a reform-minded politician and self-described feminist. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Tejano music star Little Joe tests positive for coronavirus]( [Tejano music star Little Joe tests positive for coronavirus]( Tejano music star Little Joe Hernández announced to fans on Wednesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating in his Temple home. [Read More »]( [What s the science behind Austin s Jenga Tower design? Science Channel show to take a look]( [What’s the science behind Austin’s ‘Jenga Tower’ design? Science Channel show to take a look]( The Independent, one of Austin’s tallest and more notable buildings, is about to get some national attention, as the Science Channel show "Impossible Engineering" takes a look at the challenges behind creating and building the downtown structure. [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. Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman does not participate in unsolicited email. 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