Hanna upgraded to hurricane as it nears Texas coast

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 [Hanna upgraded to hurricane as it nears Texas coast]( [Hanna upgraded to hurricane as it nears Texas coast]( The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic storm season was bearing down on the South Texas coast Saturday and expected to make landfall this afternoon. [Read More »]( Local News [For Austin construction crews, coronavirus choice can be lives vs. livelihoods]( [For Austin construction crews, coronavirus choice can be lives vs. livelihoods]( Gil Castillo didn’t think the coronavirus was a big deal — at first. [Read More »]( [Austin Convention Center ready for coronavirus patients, but officials hope it stays empty]( [Austin Convention Center ready for coronavirus patients, but officials hope it stays empty]( Austin-Travis County public health officials have readied 100 hospital beds at the Austin Convention Center to care for coronavirus patients if local hospitals become overwhelmed. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus interrupting last rites]( [Coronavirus interrupting last rites]( When the Rev. Francis Zlotkowski ministers to a COVID-19 patient, he brings an unusual prop: an 8x10 photo of himself. [Read More »]( [Cedar Park official: Teachers should return to campus or be fired]( [Cedar Park official: Teachers should return to campus or be fired]( A Facebook post by Cedar Park City Council Tim Kelly saying that teachers should return to campuses during the coronavirus pandemic or be fired has drawn criticism. [Read More »]( [Howdy, Hanna: Tropical storm s periphery could deliver rain to parched Austin]( [Howdy, Hanna: Tropical storm’s periphery could deliver rain to parched Austin]( The weeks of scorching heat and bone-dry conditions in the Austin area could finally surrender to milder temperatures with possibly heavy rainfall over the weekend, meteorologists said Friday. [Read More »]( [3 women accuse former Austin priest of sexual assault, misconduct]( [3 women accuse former Austin priest of sexual assault, misconduct]( A Roman Catholic priest who was found guilty last year of groping a woman while performing her last rites now faces accusations by two more women of sexual assault and misconduct. [Read More »]( Business [Austin s VC market weathers financial storm]( [Austin’s VC market weathers financial storm]( Austin’s venture capital market is typically driven by meetings over coffee, dinners, office visits and handshake deals. [Read More »]( [Insurance tech startup The Helper Bees raises $6M to expand]( [Insurance tech startup The Helper Bees raises $6M to expand]( Austin-based startup The Helper Bees, which develops technology for the insurance industry, has raised $6 million to accelerate growth, its first significant funding round, the company said Thursday. [Read More »]( Sports [Six Longhorns recognized during this week s release of preseason watch lists]( [Six Longhorns recognized during this week’s release of preseason watch lists]( Over the course of this week, six Longhorns were placed on preseason watch lists for some of college football's biggest prizes.  [Read More »]( [Golden: College football is happening, but at what cost?]( [Golden: College football is happening, but at what cost?]( T-minus five weeks and college football feels like a reality. For now. [Read More »]( [Even in a pandemic, Texas coach Tom Herman would love to play Texas A M]( [Even in a pandemic, Texas coach Tom Herman would ‘love to play’ Texas A&M]( Texas coach Tom Herman has always been polite but firm when asked about restarting the rivalry with Texas A&M. [Read More »]( [If there s no football, will Ohio State have to cut sports?]( [If there’s no football, will Ohio State have to cut sports?]( COLUMBUS, Ohio — Back in February, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith could barely conceive the calamity that would force him to cut any of the program's 37 sports. [Read More »]( [Big 12 presidents could wait two more weeks, maybe longer, before making fall sports decisions]( [Big 12 presidents could wait two more weeks, maybe longer, before making fall sports decisions]( Big 12 presidents are comfortable waiting two more weeks and maybe longer before making any definitive decisions about the upcoming college football season. [Read More »]( Opinion [Tilove: New GOP chairman wants to drive the narrative on race and politics]( [Tilove: New GOP chairman wants to drive the narrative on race and politics]( On Thursday night, retired Army Lt. Col. [Read More »]( [Editorial: Don t mess with Texas representation]( [Editorial: Don’t mess with Texas’ representation]( President Donald Trump’s latest ploy to manipulate census data, changing the way congressional seats are distributed among states, would boost the political fortunes of Republicans — at a serious cost to Texans. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Texas should put STAAR on hold this school year]( [Opinion: Texas should put STAAR on hold this school year]( As you read this, Texas is finalizing a contract for STAAR testing for students in the 2020-21 school year. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: July 25, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: July 25, 2020]( Honor Texans whofought for the NorthSome people from every state in the Confederacy crossed lines to fight for the Union during the Civil War. [Read More »]( Nation [26 deaths in 3 US convents, as nuns confront the pandemic]( [26 deaths in 3 US convents, as nuns confront the pandemic]( LIVONIA, Michigan (AP) " At a convent near Detroit, 13 nuns have died of COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Trump talks up his rule-cutting, but courts saying otherwise]( [Trump talks up his rule-cutting, but courts saying otherwise]( WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump is positioning himself as a champion regulation-cutter in the leadup to the Nov. 3 election, but in between his showy red-tape-cutting events, his deregulatory agenda is taking a beating in the courts. [Read More »]( [With no new law to curb drug costs, Trump tries own changes]( [With no new law to curb drug costs, Trump tries own changes]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump has moved on his own to allow imports of cheaper medicines, along with other limited steps that could have some election-year appeal. [Read More »]( [Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job]( [Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Even as lawmakers stumble in their quest to pass another coronavirus response measure, both the House and Senate sought to return to some semblance of normal business this week, passing annual must-do measures on spending and defense policy despite the challenges of legislating during a pandemic. [Read More »]( World [South Korea reports case spike, US states tighten controls]( [South Korea reports case spike, US states tighten controls]( BEIJING (AP) " South Korea on Saturday reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months while South Africa announced a surge in infections and some U.S. states tightened anti-disease controls. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Australian state reports 357 new cases, 5 deaths]( [The Latest: Australian state reports 357 new cases, 5 deaths]( MELBOURNE, Australia " Five more Victoria residents died from COVID-19 as the Australian state recorded 357 new cases in the past 24 hours. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Swimming pools and gyms reopen in England]( [The Latest: Swimming pools and gyms reopen in England]( LONDON " Swimming pools and gyms in England are reopening for the first time since the U.K. went into lockdown as public health officials extol the benefits of exercise in fighting COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lake]( [Well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lake]( MOSCOW (AP) " Russian scientists are working to retrieve the well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth, which has some ligaments still attached to it, from a lake in northern Siberia. [Read More »]( [Russia denies US, UK accusations of weapon test in space]( [Russia denies US, UK accusations of weapon test in space]( MOSCOW (AP) " Russia dismissed U.S. and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared Friday that the accusations served to justify Washington's own plans to deploy weapons in orbit. 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