Texas coronavirus death toll tops 10,000

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. Tuesday's Top Story [Texas coronavirus death toll tops 10,000]( [Texas coronavirus death toll tops 10,000]( Texas surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths Monday, a staggering figure health experts say likely undercounts the actual toll of the virus in the Lone Star state. [Read More »]( Local News [Cedar Park police ID man arrested, officers injured in 18-hour standoff]( [Cedar Park police ID man arrested, officers injured in 18-hour standoff]( A man who police say shot three officers and held three family members inside a Cedar Park home since Sunday surrendered himself Monday morning after an 18-hour standoff. [Read More »]( [Austin set to disperse $13M to renters hurt by outbreak]( [Austin set to disperse $13M to renters hurt by outbreak]( Austin residents who are having difficulties making rent because of an economic hardship from the coronavirus pandemic can enter a needs-based lottery beginning Wednesday. [Read More »]( [Williamson County deputies looking for more info on tip about Rachel Cooke s disappearance]( [Williamson County deputies looking for more info on tip about Rachel Cooke’s disappearance]( The Williamson County sheriff's office is looking for more information from a person who provided a tip to them last month about the 2002 disappearance of Rachel Cooke. [Read More »]( [Patrick criticizes Democratic call to remove Capitol s Confederate symbols]( [Patrick criticizes Democratic call to remove Capitol’s Confederate symbols]( One week after state Democratic senators called for Confederate monuments and symbols to be removed from the Texas Capitol, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick responded Monday by dismissing the request as insincere and a failure to recognize the Democratic Party's culpability for the displays. [Read More »]( [Travis County reports 265 new cases, total now 24,409]( [Travis County reports 265 new cases, total now 24,409]( Austin-Travis County health officials on Monday reported 265 new cases of the coronavirus, adding that the total number of lab-confirmed cases is now at 24,409.Health officials also reported three more coronavirus-related deaths over the weekend. [Read More »]( Business [Austin s HID Global acquires UK tech firm Access-IS]( [Austin’s HID Global acquires UK tech firm Access-IS]( Austin-based identity solutions provider HID Global said Monday it is acquiring United Kingdom-based technology company Access-IS.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. [Read More »]( [Tech company Abaco Systems to expand in Austin]( [Tech company Abaco Systems to expand in Austin]( Abaco Systems, an Alabama-based company that makes computing products for the defense and aerospace industries, is expanding its Austin facility and says it has plans to double its Central Texas workforce. [Read More »]( Sports [Golden s nuggets: Players self-policing won t save college football]( [Golden’s nuggets: Players self-policing won’t save college football]( College kids are going to be college kids. [Read More »]( [Cowboys newcomer Gerald McCoy out for season with leg injury]( [Cowboys newcomer Gerald McCoy out for season with leg injury]( FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is out for the season after tearing the quadriceps tendon in his right leg in the first padded practice of training camp Monday. [Read More »]( [2020 high school football preview: No. 9 Vista Ridge confident 2020 will be banner season]( [2020 high school football preview: No. 9 Vista Ridge confident 2020 will be banner season]( If Vista Ridge provided the feel-good story of the year in 2019, anything less than playoff success would be a major disappointment in 2020.Not much was expected from the Rangers last year. [Read More »]( [Central Texas high school volleyball: Area rankings and weekly notes]( [Central Texas high school volleyball: Area rankings and weekly notes]( DIG, SET, SPIKEJohnson City LBJ opened the 2020 season with an impressive win over multi-time state champion Poth as the Eagles beat the Pirettes in four sets, 25-19, 25-16, 23-25 and 25-21. [Read More »]( [Student-athletes report anxiety and depression without ability to play sports amid pandemics]( [Student-athletes report anxiety and depression without ability to play sports amid pandemics]( While many Texas public schools have begun their athletic seasons, an increasing number of schools boards across the country will cancel the fall sports calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: Don t avoid difficult discussions. We need to find common ground.]( [Opinion: Don’t avoid difficult discussions. We need to find common ground.]( Most of us were taught to avoid talking about politics and religion with those with whom we disagree, especially loved ones and family members. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 18, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 18, 2020]( Cornyn, Senate shouldpass a relief packageRe: Aug. 16 article, "Americans waiting on help, but Congress is in recess. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Give Texas school leaders the time, flexibility to reopen safely]( [Opinion: Give Texas school leaders the time, flexibility to reopen safely]( Superintendents and principals have received changing and conflicting guidance from Texas officials on reopening schools. [Read More »]( [OPINION: Trump s Post Office attack damages democracy]( [OPINION: Trump’s Post Office attack damages democracy]( "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" has stopped postal workers from delivering the mail for 245 years, but now that agency is facing the greatest obstacle to its mission: President Donald Trump. [Read More »]( [Opinion: Looking at the history of the anti-facism movement]( [Opinion: Looking at the history of the ‘anti-facism’ movement]( Deception is an essential component of warfare. The American Left and the complicit news media are experts in that endeavor. [Read More »]( Nation [ Horrifying data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics]( [‘Horrifying’ data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics]( IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) " A state agency says it is working to fix a data error on Iowa's coronavirus website that lowers the number of new confirmed cases and therefore downplays the severity of the current outbreak, just as schools are deciding whether to reopen. [Read More »]( [Crowd protests outside US Postmaster s North Carolina home]( [Crowd protests outside US Postmaster’s North Carolina home]( GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) " More than 100 demonstrators converged outside the North Carolina mansion of the postmaster general, protesting the cutbacks, delays and other changes to the U.S. Postal Service that have created fears for mail-in voting ahead of the November presidential election. [Read More »]( [Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle]( [Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle]( In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust]( [Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust]( NEW YORK (AP) " Bergmeyer, a design firm in Boston, has erected higher cubicles, told employees to wear masks when not at their desks and set up one-way aisles in the office that force people to walk the long way around to get to the kitchen or the bathroom. [Read More »]( [Floyd s death spurs push to train cops to stop police abuse]( [Floyd’s death spurs push to train cops to stop police abuse]( HARTFORD, Conn. [Read More »]( World [France weighs mask mandate at work as virus reawakens]( [France weighs mask mandate at work as virus reawakens]( PARIS (AP) " France's government is conferring with unions Tuesday about requiring masks in workplaces to contain growing virus infections. [Read More »]( [Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle]( [Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle]( In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow]( [Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow]( MINSK, Belarus (AP) " Workers heckled and jeered President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in power. [Read More »]( [1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests]( [1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests]( ROME (AP) " Cruise ship passengers had their temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests Sunday so they could set sail on what is being billed as the first Mediterranean cruise after Italy's pandemic lockdown. [Read More »]( [Hunger, squalor mar South Sudan post-war unification efforts]( [Hunger, squalor mar South Sudan post-war unification efforts]( BOR, South Sudan (AP) " Here in crowded camps in South Sudan, former enemies are meant to be joining forces after a five-year civil war so they can help the shattered country recover. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin building renovation plan includes walling off 1967 Navarro murals]( [Austin building renovation plan includes walling off 1967 Navarro murals]( As part of ongoing renovation, the management of Medical Park Tower on West 38th Street plans to wall off a series of fantastical murals painted in 1967 by Mexican artist Rafael Navarro because they are too fragile to peel off. [Read More »]( [AGLIFF 2020: 7 LGBTQ films to keep an eye out for]( [AGLIFF 2020: 7 LGBTQ films to keep an eye out for]( Austin's AGLIFF - the All Genders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival - went virtual for its 33rd edition, due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Reopened brewery taprooms and patios: Zilker Brewing, Lazarus Brewing, St. Elmo and more]( [Reopened brewery taprooms and patios: Zilker Brewing, Lazarus Brewing, St. Elmo and more]( Thanks to some new guidance from the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission that allow breweries to recalculate their sales numbers, some Central Texas brewery taprooms have reopened. [Read More »]( [ Gram your toast and you could win Easy Tiger bread for a year]( [‘Gram your toast and you could win Easy Tiger bread for a year]( Is there anything more satisfying than a thick chunk of perfectly toasted bread? [Read More »]( [David Ramirez, Jackie Venson and more Austin artists to play drive-in mini-fest Aug. 27-29]( [David Ramirez, Jackie Venson and more Austin artists to play drive-in mini-fest Aug. 27-29]( David Ramirez, Jackie Venson, Sir Woman, Quiet Company and ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead are among a dozen local acts booked for Love & Lightstream Drive-In, a three-day live music event set for Aug. 27-29 on a 77-acre site in Cedar Park. [Read More »](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Manage Account]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@statesman.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Newsletters]( We have an app for whatever you want - news, weather, entertainment and more. Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( [Android]( Statesman does not participate in unsolicited email. 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