Austin City Council accepts state grants for police, delays vote on one

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 [Austin City Council accepts state grants for police, delays vote on one]( [Austin City Council accepts state grants for police, delays vote on one]( After taking a big bite out of the Austin Police Department's budget the last time they met, Austin City Council members Thursday handed the department more than $1.7 million in state grants and approved a series of law enforcement-related purchases that will be funded by other grants. [Read More »]( Local News [Abbott on Hurricane Laura: We did dodge a bullet in Texas]( [Abbott on Hurricane Laura: ‘We did dodge a bullet’ in Texas]( After Hurricane Laura left less destruction in Texas than had been expected and feared, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday: "We did dodge a bullet." [Read More »]( [In Laura s wake, remaining Orange residents survey damage]( [In Laura’s wake, remaining Orange residents survey damage]( Texas cities near the Louisiana border remained largely deserted early Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Laura, while a few residents who stayed behind cleared up fallen trees and scattered debris. [Read More »]( [Bars challenge Texas coronavirus closure rules in court]( [Bars challenge Texas coronavirus closure rules in court]( Bar companies across Texas filed suit this week against Gov. Greg Abbott as the state allowed more bars - but not all - to reclassify themselves as restaurants. [Read More »]( [Contractor alleges nepotism, fraud in Bastrop County Precinct 2 office]( [Contractor alleges nepotism, fraud in Bastrop County Precinct 2 office]( A Bastrop County construction contractor has submitted a formal complaint to state and federal authorities alleging nepotism and fraud within a Bastrop County commissioner's office. [Read More »]( [3 killed in 24 hours in rash of gun violence, Austin police say]( [3 killed in 24 hours in rash of gun violence, Austin police say]( Austin police are investigating the killing of three people caught in a rash of gun violence over Wednesday and Thursday, including the killing of a bystander caught in gunfire downtown. [Read More »]( Business [Dell beats Street expectations as spending shifts to work from home products]( [Dell beats Street expectations as spending shifts to work from home products]( Strong demand for products to empower remote work and education, including personal computers, laptops and software, helped Dell Technologies surpass Wall Street financial expectations for its second quarter. [Read More »]( [After 20 years on Sixth Street, B.D. Riley s closes for good amid pandemic]( [After 20 years on Sixth Street, B.D. Riley’s closes for good amid pandemic]( In another sign of the havoc the coronavirus is wreaking on Austin’s entertainment district, long-time downtown fixture B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub is permanently closing. [Read More »]( [Austin s Restream raises $50 million, launches new product]( [Austin’s Restream raises $50 million, launches new product]( Austin-based Restream, which provides multiplatform live streaming technology, has raised $50 million and is launching a new broadcast production service. [Read More »]( [More Texas bars could reopen as restaurants under new rules]( [More Texas bars could reopen as restaurants under new rules]( More Texas bars could reopen as restaurants following a vote by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to ease restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [UT gets $20M to focus on AI technology and lead research institute]( [UT gets $20M to focus on AI technology and lead research institute]( The University of Texas at Austin will become a research hub for the next generation of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, after it was awarded $20 million for the project. [Read More »]( Sports [Thrall has season-opening football game canceled after opponent s positive virus test]( [Thrall has season-opening football game canceled after opponent’s positive virus test]( Thrall had its season-opening football game against Iola canceled Thursday afternoon after Iola High School officials announced that a student at the school east of College Station tested positive for the coronavirus, according to KTBX-TV in Bryan. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Socially active NBA players aren t dropping the ball]( [Bohls: Socially active NBA players aren’t dropping the ball]( So it seems when their many detractors told these NBA players to "shut up and dribble," they took the stern advice to heart and acted accordingly. [Read More »]( [Golden: To cancel playoffs would have been to silence NBA s important message]( [Golden: To cancel playoffs would have been to silence NBA’s important message]( People protested. Athletes spoke out, took knees and wore messages on their uniforms honoring the late Breonna Taylor, the late George Floyd and others. [Read More »]( [Risky business: Prep football kicks off in Texas as global pandemic rages]( [Risky business: Prep football kicks off in Texas as global pandemic rages]( It should come as no surprise that high school coaches and players in Texas aren’t going to let a global pandemic sideline football season. [Read More »]( [The top 100: Ranking the best football players in Austin s history]( [The top 100: Ranking the best football players in Austin’s history]( The University Interscholastic League, the state’s governing body of high school athletics for public schools, celebrates its 100th anniversary this school year. [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: August 28, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: August 28, 2020]( Williams chose socialismin taking federal bailoutRe: Aug. 22 article, "‘A winning message’: GOP lawmakers seize on Austin vote to cut police spending. [Read More »]( [Herman: Drive-through voting coming in Travis County]( [Herman: Drive-through voting coming in Travis County]( Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir is continuing to do her darndest to make voting as convenient as possible considering we’ll be picking a president during a pandemic. [Read More »]( Nation [Judge orders USPS to provide info on service changes]( [Judge orders USPS to provide info on service changes]( YAKIMA, Wash. [Read More »]( [Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality]( [Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality]( NEW YORK (AP) " Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention Friday, a virtual event that will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform. [Read More »]( World [Putin: Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus]( [Putin: Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus]( MINSK, Belarus (AP) " Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need now and voiced hope for stabilizing the situation in the neighboring country. [Read More »]( [Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge]( [Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge]( PARIS (AP) " A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks " and plenty of masks. [Read More »]( [New federal virus testing advice sparks criticism, confusion]( [New federal virus testing advice sparks criticism, confusion]( NEW YORK (AP) " U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White House task force that run counter to what scientists say is necessary to control the pandemic. [Read More »]( [The Latest: India reports record 75,000 new virus infections]( [The Latest: India reports record 75,000 new virus infections]( NEW DELHI " India has recorded another single-day record of new coronavirus cases, reporting 75,760 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Riders Against the Storm to join national hip-hop heavies for Black August concert]( [Riders Against the Storm to join national hip-hop heavies for Black August concert]( On Sunday, the Black August Hip-Hop Project will present an online concert event and virtual benefit for campaigns to free political prisoners. [Read More »]( [Installation at Long Center will spotlight event industry s crisis during pandemic]( [Installation at Long Center will spotlight event industry’s crisis during pandemic]( If you drive by the Long Center on Friday and see a panoply of tables, chairs, stages and technical gear set up on the venue's terrace and lawn, it's not for a performance. But that's exactly what the Texas Live Events Coalition is hoping will come to mind. [Read More »]( [Austin s Paramount Theatre to reopen next month for film series]( [Austin’s Paramount Theatre to reopen next month for film series]( The coronavirus pandemic kept downtown Austin's historic Paramount Theatre shut down for months. [Read More »]( [Renowned Austin pianist Riley Osbourn dies at 73]( [Renowned Austin pianist Riley Osbourn dies at 73]( Austin pianist Riley Osbourn, who recorded and toured with dozens of local and national acts including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marcia Ball, Jerry Jeff Walker and Robert Earl Keen across a five-decade career, died Tuesday at a hospice facility in Fredericksburg after an extended illness. [Read More »]( [Sixth Street heavy metal haven, Dirty Dog Bar shutters]( [Sixth Street heavy metal haven, Dirty Dog Bar shutters]( The Dirty Dog Bar, a heavy metal haunt on Sixth Street will close permanently next week. 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