In rare occurrence, voters to have no say in choosing Travis County judge candidates

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 [In rare occurrence, voters to have no say in choosing Travis County judge candidates]( [In rare occurrence, voters to have no say in choosing Travis County judge candidates]( Due to uncommon circumstances, voters will not have a say in picking the two candidates — Democrat and Republican — who will run to replace former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt in November. [Read More »]( Local News [Anthony Fauci gives Matthew McConaughey true directives in coronavirus chat]( [Anthony Fauci gives Matthew McConaughey true directives in coronavirus chat]( For once, it was nice to have a movie star on hand in a national emergency. The U.S. is grappling with misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [BACK TO SCHOOL: Central Texas campuses open virtually, in person]( [BACK TO SCHOOL: Central Texas campuses open virtually, in person]( Rows of empty blue chairs face the front of the classroom at Kelly Lane Middle School. David Glasgow sits in the empty room and begins the first day of class. [Read More »]( [Tax hike for Project Connect to go on November ballot]( [Tax hike for Project Connect to go on November ballot]( Voters will get to have their say on a proposed multibillion-dollar public transit system after Austin City Council members Thursday approved the addition of a tax rate increase on the November ballot to pay for it. [Read More »]( [Teachers launch recall petition against Cedar Park council member]( [Teachers launch recall petition against Cedar Park council member]( A group of teachers has launched a petition to recall Cedar Park Council Member Tim Kelly, who angered many people with his Facebook post last month that said teachers should return to campus immediately or be fired. [Read More »]( [Grants announced for creative workers in Austin]( [Grants announced for creative workers in Austin]( AUSTINGrants announcedfor creative workersThe Austin Economic Development Department has announced a new grant for local creative sector workers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More »]( Business [Texas job losses fall again, still long way from recovery]( [Texas job losses fall again, still ‘long way’ from recovery]( The number of Texans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits has declined for a fifth straight week, coming in at about 51,500 for the lowest total since the coronavirus pandemic first slammed the state’s economy in March. [Read More »]( [Austin Tex-Mex chain Trudy s set to get new owner]( [Austin Tex-Mex chain Trudy’s set to get new owner]( Austin Tex-Mex restaurant chain Trudy’s is poised to get new ownership, with a hearing for the sale’s approval set for Monday. [Read More »]( Sports [Spurs streak of playoff seasons ends at 22]( [Spurs’ streak of playoff seasons ends at 22]( LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — San Antonio's record-tying run of 22 consecutive postseason appearances is over. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Cornhuskers are not likely to come home]( [Bohls: Cornhuskers are not likely to come home]( While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction:1. Come on down, Nebraska. Michael Jordan came back. [Read More »]( [Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed the media for the first time in 109 days, here s what we learned]( [Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed the media for the first time in 109 days, here’s what we learned]( Jerry Jones is the rare individual who can find himself and his team dropped in the eye of a social justice storm during a pandemic and make it sound somewhat appealing. [Read More »]( [Tigers split season-opening matches]( [Tigers split season-opening matches]( Smithville volleyball split its season opening dual match at Brazos on Tuesday. [Read More »]( [No Penn State football: There s nothing they can do right now. It s mind-blowing ]( [No Penn State football: ‘There’s nothing they can do right now. … It’s mind-blowing’]( They were preparing for the best football season of their lives. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: What kind of conversation will we have about Kamala Harris?]( [Opinion: What kind of conversation will we have about Kamala Harris?]( Seconds. That is how long it took for President Donald Trump to brand Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s newly picked running mate, a "nasty" woman. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Highway investments are essential to Texas economic recovery]( [Opinion: Highway investments are essential to Texas’ economic recovery]( The Texas Transportation Commission awards hundreds of millions of dollars in highway improvement projects every month — including $835 million in July — to improve mobility across the state. [Read More »]( [Commentary: Trump takes tactics from Hitler s playbook]( [Commentary: Trump takes tactics from Hitler’s playbook]( When I saw a headline on a conservative political column last week, I thought for a millisecond the writer had fled the dark side to join the Never Trumpers. [Read More »]( Nation [Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, First Lady in Florida]( [Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, First Lady in Florida]( PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) " President Donald Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida's Tuesday primary election, despite weeks of criticizing the practice. [Read More »]( [Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins]( [Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins]( HOUSTON (AP) " Executives at the nation's two largest private prison companies have been donating large sums to President Donald Trump and Republican candidates with an eye toward the November elections that one of the corporations believes will lead to a rebound in its stock price. [Read More »]( [Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election]( [Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election]( OAKLAND, Calif. [Read More »]( [Let it flow: Trump administration eases showerhead rules]( [Let it flow: Trump administration eases showerhead rules]( WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn't getting wet enough. [Read More »]( World [The Latest: Man in 20s is Australia s youngest virus death]( [The Latest: Man in 20s is Australia’s youngest virus death]( SYDNEY " A man in his 20s has become the youngest person to die of the coronavirus in Australia. [Read More »]( [Melting frozen memories, AI helps Japanese recall war days]( [Melting ‘frozen memories,’ AI helps Japanese recall war days]( TOKYO (AP) " When Tokuso Hamai saw the colorized version of an old black-and-white photo of a picnic held under cherry tree blossoms sometime before World War II, forgotten memories of family members, most of whom died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, came pouring out. [Read More »]( [Palestinian official slams deal between US, Israel and UAE]( [Palestinian official slams deal between US, Israel and UAE]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " A senior Palestinian official has slammed the U.S.-brokered deal establishing formal ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in exchange for Israel dropping its planned to annex West Bank land. [Read More »]( [Thousands in Belarus form lines of solidarity in protest]( [Thousands in Belarus form ‘lines of solidarity’ in protest]( MINSK, Belarus (AP) " Crowds of protesters in Belarus swarmed the streets and thousands of workers rallied outside industrial plants Thursday to denounce a police crackdown on demonstrations over a disputed election that extended the 26-year rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. [Read More »]( [Pompeo, in Slovenia, pushes 5G security, warns about China]( [Pompeo, in Slovenia, pushes 5G security, warns about China]( BLED, Slovenia (AP) " U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Slovenia making the case for high-speed wireless networks that bar Chinese companies like Huawei. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Everyone is rooting for Austin s Black Pearl Books]( [Everyone is rooting for Austin’s Black Pearl Books]( Katrina Brooks has felt overwhelmed lately. She runs a small business in Austin, Black Pearl Books, and late in the spring, she started to receive so many orders that she wondered if they might be fake.The numbers were massive, six or seven orders a minute. At one point, she asked her husband if he thought an automated bot could be artificially inflating their sales.It wasn't. Support for the Black Lives Matter movement had surged. A pandemic-frozen world erupted in outrage over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Mike Ramos and more - Black Americans killed at the hands of white police officers or vigilantes. As part of the movement, a social media call to support Black-owned businesses spread far and wide. Some lists included Black Pearl Books. [Read More »]( [Austin opens applications for creative worker relief fund Monday]( [Austin opens applications for creative worker relief fund Monday]( The city of Austin will open applications for a new grant program designed to help creative workers and creative industry support staff affected by the pandemic. [Read More »]( [A brief history of the UT College of Fine Arts]( [A brief history of the UT College of Fine Arts]( It should come as no surprise that, for 82 continuous years, the University of Texas College of Fine Arts has profoundly influenced the arts scene in Austin. [Read More »]( [New pizza options: Dough Boys in East Austin; Aviator Pizza Drafthouse in North Austin]( [New pizza options: Dough Boys in East Austin; Aviator Pizza & Drafthouse in North Austin]( Given how well it travels, its cost, its versatility and the comfort it offers, pizza may be the perfect pandemic food. [Read More »]( [How to make a quick mix-and-match meal with couscous, veggies, protein]( [How to make a quick mix-and-match meal with couscous, veggies, protein]( I rarely plan weekday meals by thinking of the finished product first. Instead, I think about what protein or vegetable needs using first, what pasta, grain or carb I've been craving, and how I want to combine them. 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