White House, GOP agree on virus testing in new aid bill

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. Thursday's Top Story [White House, GOP agree on virus testing in new aid bill]( [White House, GOP agree on virus testing in new aid bill]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Senate Republicans and the White House reached tentative agreement for more testing funds in the next COVID-19 relief package, but deep disagreements over the scope of the $1 trillion in federal aid remain ahead of Thursday's expected roll out. [Read More »]( Local News [Cases of Javier Ambler, Michael Ramos to be delayed till next year, DA says after election loss]( [Cases of Javier Ambler, Michael Ramos to be delayed till next year, DA says after election loss]( Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said Wednesday that she will not take two cases - one in which an Austin officer shot and killed Michael Ramos and another that concluded with the death of Javier Ambler II after Williamson County deputies used a stun gun on him multiple times - to a grand jury this year and will instead let the future district attorney handle the cases next year. [Read More »]( [Cap Metro proposes $3 billion in cuts to mass transit plan due to coronavirus]( [Cap Metro proposes $3 billion in cuts to mass transit plan due to coronavirus]( Capital Metro is proposing to scale back an ambitious $10 billion transit plan because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and the economic upheaval it has wrought. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus care, grief weighs heavy on Austin doctors, nurses]( [Coronavirus care, grief weighs heavy on Austin doctors, nurses]( Jessica Hipps, a nurse at the intensive care unit at St. [Read More »]( [Local group ups efforts to tackle racism in Lake Travis]( [Local group ups efforts to tackle racism in Lake Travis]( For resident Kristin duBay Horton, a suburban Lake Travis neighborhood seemed ideal when she and her family relocated from Connecticut in 2016. [Read More »]( [Travis County coronavirus data trends downward, but caution urged]( [Travis County coronavirus data trends downward, but caution urged]( The rate of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations in Austin has recently plateaued or even trended downward, but it's still too soon relax local orders intended to slow the spread of the virus, health officials say, especially with the school year approaching. [Read More »]( Business [Tesla picks Austin for $1 billion auto factory]( [Tesla picks Austin for $1 billion auto factory]( In one of the largest economic development projects in Austin's history, electric automaker Tesla says it will build a $1.1 billion assembly plant in Travis County that will employ 5,000 people. [Read More »]( [Tesla s Austin project: A timeline]( [Tesla’s Austin project: A timeline]( It's been less than six months since the first hint came that Tesla might build one of its big manufacturing plants, which it calls "gigafactories," in the Austin area. [Read More »]( [Tesla s profile: How the company grew into industry powerhouse]( [Tesla’s profile: How the company grew into industry powerhouse]( As Tesla Inc. makes plans to build a $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Travis County, here's a look at how the company was born and has grown into a multibillion-dollar corporation. [Read More »]( [Tesla in Austin: By the numbers]( [Tesla in Austin: By the numbers]( A by-the-numbers look at Tesla's plans for its Travis County assembly plant, and the parameters of the deals that brought the facility to Central Texas:Investment - $1.1 billion in first five yearsJobs - 5,001 by year four of incentives agreementsSize - 4 million to 5 million square feetLocation - 2,100-acre tract at Texas 130 and Harold Green Road in southeastern Travis County that's currently the site of a sand and gravel mining operationWages - $15 [Read More »]( [Tesla in Austin: What they re saying]( [Tesla in Austin: What they’re saying]( A look at what state and local elected officials, business leaders and community leaders are saying about Tesla's plans to build a $1 billion assembly plant, which it calls a gigafactory, in the Austin metro area:"Tesla is one of the most exciting and innovative companies in the world, and we are proud to welcome its team to the State of Texas. [Read More »]( Sports [Austin Bold s match versus FC Tulsa postponed due to positive COVID-19 test]( [Austin Bold’s match versus FC Tulsa postponed due to positive COVID-19 test]( Austin Bold FC's season is back on hold after a player tested positive for COVID-19, the United Soccer League announced Wednesday evening. [Read More »]( [Southwestern, Texas Lutheran cancel fall football]( [Southwestern, Texas Lutheran cancel fall football]( Southwestern University in Georgetown and Texas Lutheran University in Seguin both canceled their fall football seasons on Wednesday because of health and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Central Texas high school football coaches scrambling to reset schedules in wake of UIL decision]( [Central Texas high school football coaches scrambling to reset schedules in wake of UIL decision]( As football coaches across Central Texas began to digest the UIL's plan for starting athletics in response to the coronavirus pandemic, LBJ coach Jahmal Fenner scrolled through a wave of texts and calls Tuesday morning. [Read More »]( [Daly s goal sends Dash to NWSL final with 1-0 win over Thorns]( [Daly’s goal sends Dash to NWSL final with 1-0 win over Thorns]( SANDY, Utah (AP) - Rachel Daly scored on a header in the 69th minute and the Houston Dash advanced to the Challenge Cup title game with a 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Wednesday. [Read More »]( [Penn State s Gordon gained awareness through groundbreaking grandfather]( [Penn State’s Gordon gained awareness through groundbreaking grandfather]( PHILADELPHIA - Trent Gordon was excited to accompany his family from their Texas home to Stillwater for the 2013 Oklahoma State homecoming celebration in which his grandfather, a basketball player for the Cowboys from 1958 through 1961, was to be honored. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: Time is now to relocate Confederate monuments in Bastrop County]( [Opinion: Time is now to relocate Confederate monuments in Bastrop County]( The Good Book says, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Bastrop County judge wrong on removing Confederate monuments]( [Opinion: Bastrop County judge wrong on removing Confederate monuments]( Many Americans have served in our various military branches. Many more have worked in the corporate world and in the trades. [Read More »]( [Krugman: Republicans keep flunking microbe economics]( [Krugman: Republicans keep flunking microbe economics]( Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said something remarkably stupid the other day. [Read More »]( [Douthat: Can Trump come back?]( [Douthat: Can Trump come back?]( Here is what Donald Trump can realistically do to right his poll numbers, regain his lost supporters and make the 2020 presidential race close instead of a 10-point Joe Biden blowout.(voice drops to a whisper)Nothing. [Read More »]( Nation [World virus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse]( [World virus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse]( NEW YORK (AP) " The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would 'get worse before it gets better.' [Read More »]( [Powerful 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska isles, tsunami possible]( [Powerful 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska isles, tsunami possible]( ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) " A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula and a tsunami warning has been issued. [Read More »]( [Poll: Pandemic hurting Americans finances in disparate ways]( [Poll: Pandemic hurting Americans’ finances in disparate ways]( BURTON, Mich. [Read More »]( [EU sets $2.1T virus aid plan, US deal at risk as cases soar]( [EU sets $2.1T virus aid plan, US deal at risk as cases soar]( MITO, Japan (AP) " EU leaders thrashed out a $2.1 trillion plan to aid their pandemic-ravaged economies Tuesday while U.S. lawmakers remained far apart on a deal to provide more financial relief for Americans. [Read More »]( World [2 boys saved when caught in falls in French apartment fire]( [2 boys saved when caught in falls in French apartment fire]( PARIS (AP) " Two young brothers were saved from an apartment fire in the southeastern French city of Grenoble when they dropped about 10 meters (33 feet) from a window and were caught by people below. [Read More »]( [2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody]( [2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody]( BERLIN (AP) " Two more former executives at bankrupt German payment company Wirecard were arrested on Wednesday in the fraud scandal that brought down the one-time tech star and its former CEO was taken back into custody after the case against him was expanded, prosecutors said. [Read More »]( [The Latest: WHO, Africa CDC explore traditional medicine]( [The Latest: WHO, Africa CDC explore traditional medicine]( JOHANNESBURG " The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an effort to explore the role of traditional medicine in the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Lavaca Street Bar reopens downtown and South Austin locations]( [Lavaca Street Bar reopens downtown and South Austin locations]( Lavaca Street Bar reopens downtown and South Austin locations [Read More »]( [Relief for ailing Austin music venues proposed at local, national levels]( [Relief for ailing Austin music venues proposed at local, national levels]( Groundswells of support for independent music venues during the coronavirus pandemic received boosts Wednesday at both the local and national levels. [Read More »]( [HAAM Day benefit set for Sept. 15 with livestream music events]( [HAAM Day benefit set for Sept. 15 with livestream music events]( HAAM Day is on track for 2020 - but, like most everything, it will be a bit different this year. [Read More »]( [Austin music this week: Asleep at the Wheel, Holy Wave, Jesse Dayton, more]( [Austin music this week: Asleep at the Wheel, Holy Wave, Jesse Dayton, more]( Here's a look at some of the Austin artists doing livestream shows this week. [Read More »]( [Burger Time: Cheeseburger with pastrami and bacon at JewBoy Burgers]( [Burger Time: Cheeseburger with pastrami and bacon at JewBoy Burgers]( I don't usually go in for what looks like a stunt burger. So I approached JewBoy Burgers' Goyim burger ($12) with a side of trepidation: a 1/3-pound burger topped with both bacon and pastrami? It seemed a little too cute by half. Not to mention too loud and discordant. I was happily mistaken. It's hamburger harmony. 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