Coronavirus budget impact: Austin airport expansion delayed

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. Friday's Top Story [Coronavirus budget impact: Austin airport expansion delayed]( [Coronavirus budget impact: Austin airport expansion delayed]( While Austin property owners likely celebrated the smaller-than-expected tax rate increase proposed in the city's 2021 budget on Monday, multiple city departments and services that have historically thrived on dollars from out-of-town guests suffered blows. [Read More »]( Local News [Hays school district retires rebel mascot from high school]( [Hays school district retires rebel mascot from high school]( The Hays school district's board of trustees on Thursday voted unanimously to retire the rebel mascot at Hays High School. [Read More »]( [Travis County: 5 new coronavirus deaths, total cases now 16,983]( [Travis County: 5 new coronavirus deaths, total cases now 16,983]( Austin and Travis County health officials on Thursday reported five new deaths related to the coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the county to 189.Health officials also reported 413 new coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing the total cases in the area to 16,983. [Read More »]( [Central Austin mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus]( [Central Austin mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus]( Austin health officials on Thursday confirmed the presence of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Central Austin. [Read More »]( [Woodcreek council member sues mayor who called BLM a threat ]( [Woodcreek council member sues mayor who called BLM a ‘threat’]( WOODCREEK - The Woodcreek City Council on Friday is expected to discuss potential changes to the city's rules for meetings a month after the mayor of this small town in Hays County disallowed public comments about a controversial Facebook post she had made. [Read More »]( Business [Austin s Eterneva, which makes diamonds from cremated ashes, raises $3 million for expansion]( [Austin’s Eterneva, which makes diamonds from cremated ashes, raises $3 million for expansion]( Eterneva, an Austin-based startup that turns cremated ashes of loved ones and pets into diamonds, has raised $3 million to continue its growth, the company said. [Read More »]( Sports [Longhorns lend their voices to a chorus as college athletes speak up against racial injustices]( [Longhorns lend their voices to a chorus as college athletes speak up against racial injustices]( At 1:59 p.m. on June 12, Caden Sterns sent out a tweet. Jared Wiley published the same tweet at the same time. [Read More »]( [Undefeated boxer, Del Valle grad Travell Mazion dead at 24]( [Undefeated boxer, Del Valle grad Travell Mazion dead at 24]( Promising young boxer Travell "Black Magic" Mazion was killed when his car slammed head-on into an oncoming car on a highway near Austin, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. [Read More »]( Opinion [Herman: When a Texas GOP convention convenes, but doesn't start]( [Herman: When a Texas GOP convention convenes, but doesn't start]( What's bad about an online political convention (in addition to pretty much everything) is you miss out on eavesdropping on delegates yelling the kinds of things delegates yell at real live conventions. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: July 17, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: July 17, 2020]( Tax breaks for some, tax hikes for othersThe Travis County commissioners are a sad bunch of hypocrites. [Read More »]( Nation [After Trump campaign swap, questions and Kushner remain]( [After Trump campaign swap, questions – and Kushner – remain]( President Donald Trump's long-in-coming campaign shakeup rearranged some big job titles but isn't likely to change the identity of the person truly in charge of day-to-day operations: Jared Kushner. [Read More »]( [Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits]( [Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits]( Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday. [Read More »]( World [Israel supporter s dramatic shift shocks establishment]( [Israel supporter’s dramatic shift shocks establishment]( JERUSALEM (AP) " An influential American commentator has sent shock waves through the Jewish establishment and Washington policy-making circles by breaking a long-standing taboo: He has endorsed the idea of a democratic entity of Jews and Palestinians living with equal rights between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, arguing that a two-state solution " Israel and Palestine " is no longer possible. [Read More »]( [Struggling India crosses 1 million coronavirus cases]( [Struggling India crosses 1 million coronavirus cases]( NEW DELHI (AP) " India has crossed 1 million coronavirus cases, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals and test the country's feeble health care system. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin History: Trailblazing principal broke the good ol boy network with a smile ]( [Austin History: Trailblazing principal ‘broke the good ol’ boy network with a smile’]( Jacquelyn McGee - a former star athlete, outstanding teacher and the first woman to run a large urban high school in Texas - was losing steam by mid-May. [Read More »]( [Austin restaurants selling cocktails to go]( [Austin restaurants selling cocktails to go]( If you're not planning to pull up a stool at your favorite Austin restaurant bar anytime soon, you can still enjoy some quality mixology from the pros. 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