Austin police budget debate may be punted to next year

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. Wednesday's Top Story [Austin police budget debate may be punted to next year]( [Austin police budget debate may be punted to next year]( As tensions again rose over the appropriate amount of millions to cut from the Austin Police Department's budget, a new potential solution has surfaced: Punt the whole debate into next year and try again. [Read More »]( Local News [3 charged in killing of beloved North Austin ice cream vendor, police say]( [3 charged in killing of beloved North Austin ice cream vendor, police say]( Weeks after the June shooting death of a North Austin ice cream vendor frequently [referred to as "Grandpa" by neighborhood kids]( Austin police on Tuesday identified three men charged in his death. [Read More »]( [Austin district weighs delaying first day of school]( [Austin district weighs delaying first day of school]( Amid coronavirus concerns, the Austin school district could delay the start of school by three weeks under an administrative proposal being presented Thursday to the school board. [Read More »]( [Fort Hood IDs soldier found dead at local lake Sunday]( [Fort Hood IDs soldier found dead at local lake Sunday]( Fort Hood authorities on Tuesday identified a soldier who died after a boating incident in Bell County over the weekend as 24-year-old Spc. [Read More »]( [Paxton: Face mask mandates OK for counties, public transportation]( [Paxton: Face mask mandates OK for counties, public transportation]( Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a pair of opinions Tuesday siding with counties and transportation authorities on face mask requirements. [Read More »]( Business [339-unit apartment project planned for North Austin]( [339-unit apartment project planned for North Austin]( Two Dallas-based companies say they plan to build a 339-unit apartment project in a fast-growing corridor in North Austin. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas interim president Jay Hartzell: 'I remain optimistic that there will be football in the fall']( [Texas interim president Jay Hartzell: 'I remain optimistic that there will be football in the fall']( Interim Texas President Jay Hartzell has sat in all the meetings and heard other Big 12 presidents' concerns about playing football and having athletics in the fall. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Have kneeling, protests served their purpose?]( [Bohls: Have kneeling, protests served their purpose?]( While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction:1. Enough kneeling? [Read More »]( Opinion [Williams: Music venues are part of our fabric. They need our help.]( [Williams: Music venues are part of our fabric. They need our help.]( Across our state, uncertainty still looms as small businesses reopen their doors and Texans take cautious steps toward returning to the "norm" prior to COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Herman: Two men, two guns, one death]( [Herman: Two men, two guns, one death]( If the measure of having the courage of your convictions is to participate in a protest at which you feel the need to carry an AK-47 then I don't measure up. [Read More »]( Nation [Los Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gang]( [Los Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gang]( A violent gang of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who call themselves 'The Executioners' control a patrol station in Compton through force, threats, work slowdowns and acts of revenge against those who speak out, a deputy alleges in a legal claim. [Read More »]( [ Too many are selfish : US nears 5 million virus cases]( [‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million virus cases]( Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars -- there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any country, and is fast approaching an off-the-charts 5 million confirmed infections, easily the highest in the world. [Read More »]( World [Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion]( [Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion]( Residents of Beirut awoke to a scene of utter devastation on Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port sent shock waves across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people and wounding thousands. [Read More »]( [City streets drain of life in Australia s toughest lockdown]( [City streets drain of life in Australia’s toughest lockdown]( Melbourne's usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve of Australia's toughest-ever pandemic restrictions coming into force. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Well, now Shiner has a hard seltzer coming real soon]( [Well, now Shiner has a hard seltzer – coming real soon]( We are sensing a trend, and the trend is "everyone is making a hard seltzer now." [Read More »]( [Austin queer film fest AGLIFF goes virtual with Capote, Cardin and cops]( [Austin queer film fest AGLIFF goes virtual with Capote, Cardin and cops]( "If everyone is making the same type of film, what's important about that?" 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