Budget plan offers glimpse at state agency cuts

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 [Budget plan offers glimpse at state agency cuts]( [Budget plan offers glimpse at state agency cuts]( In the first comprehensive glimpse of how the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic will affect key state services, an August state budget document obtained by the American-Statesman lays out how agencies proposed meeting 5% cuts demanded by the state's Republican leadership in May. [Read More »]( Local News [Protester sues, accuses Austin police of abuse in I-35 encounter]( [Protester sues, accuses Austin police of abuse in I-35 encounter]( One of the first lawsuits to come out of the Austin's racial injustice protests was filed late last week, as a protester accused three Austin police officers of using excessive force. [Read More »]( [Group searches for new home for Bastrop County Confederate monuments]( [Group searches for new home for Bastrop County Confederate monuments]( The monument relocation committee recently impaneled by the Bastrop County Commissioners Court and charged with determining the future of the county's two Confederate monuments is searching for a new home for the stone blocks. [Read More »]( [Two residents of on-campus dorms at UT test positive for COVID-19]( [Two residents of on-campus dorms at UT test positive for COVID-19]( Two individuals living in on-campus dorms at the University of Texas have tested positive for COVID-19, according to university spokesman J.B. Bird. [Read More »]( [Austin police looking for man who went missing Thursday in North Austin]( [Austin police looking for man who went missing Thursday in North Austin]( Austin police on Monday said authorities are still trying to find a 60-year-old man who was reported missing last week. [Read More »]( [On-street downtown parking goes stickerless in September; pay rates change]( [On-street downtown parking goes stickerless in September; pay rates change]( A new payment system for parking on the street in Austin will make it so drivers don't need to display a sticker on their vehicles, the Austin Transportation Department said. [Read More »]( Business [Texas factory output expands for third straight month]( [Texas factory output expands for third straight month]( Texas factories have logged three consecutive months of increased production since many sharply curtailed operations in the spring, when the economy was reeling from the initial shock wave of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Austin s Epicor Software sold in $4.7B deal]( [Austin’s Epicor Software sold in $4.7B deal]( In one of the biggest Austin software deals in recent memory, Epicor Software Corp. has been sold from one private equity firm to another in a $4.7 billion deal. [Read More »]( [Austin self-driving forklift company raises $9 million]( [Austin self-driving forklift company raises $9 million]( Austin-based Fox Robotics, which makes self-driving forklifts, has raised $9 million in new funding to help ramp up production as the company looks to launch its first product. [Read More »]( [Price slump saps Texas hemp crop, but optimism still blooms]( [Price slump saps Texas hemp crop, but optimism still blooms]( By early October, Aaron Owens anticipates that the young hemp plants he's cultivating on two acres just south of Dripping Springs will be about six feet tall and ready for harvest - giving him a successful crop in the inaugural season of legal Texas hemp production. [Read More »]( [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 »]( Sports [If this was the last we saw of Justin Fields, what a pity]( [If this was the last we saw of Justin Fields, what a pity]( ATLANTA - Last impressions and Justin Fields don't get along at all. It's not right. It's not really of his own doing. [Read More »]( [2020 Central Texas high school football preview: District 13-5A Division II]( [2020 Central Texas high school football preview: District 13-5A Division II]( FAVORITEBrenham. [Read More »]( [Golden: Why John Thompson defined Georgetown basketball]( [Golden: Why John Thompson defined Georgetown basketball]( Courage comes with risk. [Read More »]( [Bohls, Golden: Would a spring football season even work?]( [Bohls, Golden: Would a spring football season even work?]( American-Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden weigh in on five Big Ten topics:1. [Read More »]( [Should the Big Ten have played? Examining the decision]( [Should the Big Ten have played? Examining the decision]( COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten presidents made the call in August to tell the players from all 14 teams that they will not be able to play this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: September 1, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: September 1, 2020]( Bars masquerading asrestaurants under rulesRe: Aug. 28 article, "Bars challenge Texas coronavirus closure rules in court. [Read More »]( [Opinion: That criticism that online learning is inferior? Not justified.]( [Opinion: That criticism that online learning is inferior? Not justified.]( There is increasing criticism of universities for not lowering tuition for going online. [Read More »]( [Herman: City and Mellow Johnny s agree to phase out bike contract]( [Herman: City and Mellow Johnny’s agree to phase out bike contract]( You perhaps recall that last month the folks at local bike shop Mellow Johnny's decided they no longer want to sell bikes to the Austin Police Department. [Read More »]( [Young: Trump spread his lies on my lawn]( [Young: Trump spread his lies on my lawn]( I wanted no part of the Republican National Convention. Never did I think I'd be hosting it. [Read More »]( [First Reading: Let he who is without sin cast Roger Stone]( [First Reading: Let he who is without sin cast Roger Stone]( Roger Stone brought a little bit of the Borscht Belt to the Bible Belt Sunday as he prefaced his personal testimony of coming to Jesus at Global Vision Bible Church on Old Lebanon Dirt Road in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in suburban Nashville, with some classic shtick. [Read More »]( Nation [Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?]( [Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?]( Can I use a face shield instead of a mask? No. [Read More »]( [Trump, friends mourn right-wing activist killed in Portland]( [Trump, friends mourn right-wing activist killed in Portland]( PORTLAND, Ore. [Read More »]( [Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger]( [Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger]( The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. [Read More »]( [Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden]( [Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden]( DETROIT (AP) " A Detroit island park was transformed Monday into a drive-thru COVID-19 victims memorial as policy makers across the U.S. moved forward with plans to reopen schools and public spaces. [Read More »]( [2020 Watch: Can Trump ignore reality as Election Day nears?]( [2020 Watch: Can Trump ignore reality as Election Day nears?]( NEW YORK (AP) " Presidential politics move fast. [Read More »]( World [Russia s virus cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest]( [Russia’s virus cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest]( MOSCOW (AP) " Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. [Read More »]( [Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts]( [Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts]( HONG KONG (AP) " Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. [Read More »]( [Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden]( [Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden]( DETROIT (AP) " A Detroit island park was transformed Monday into a drive-thru COVID-19 victims memorial as policy makers across the U.S. moved forward with plans to reopen schools and public spaces. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Indian virus surge continues with 78,000 cases]( [The Latest: Indian virus surge continues with 78,000 cases]( NEW DELHI " India has registered 78,512 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, maintaining an upward surge. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Turkish economy sees pain of virus lockdown]( [The Latest: Turkish economy sees pain of virus lockdown]( ANKARA, Turkey " Turkey reports that its economy contracted by 9.9% in the second quarter of the year from the previous three-month period in the wake of lockdown measures put in place to deal with the pandemic. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Struggling to stay afloat, Donn s Depot launches subscription fund]( [Struggling to stay afloat, Donn’s Depot launches subscription fund]( Like the vast majority of Austin's music venues, who have been closed for months, beloved downtown piano bar, Donn's Depot is struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Austin Food Wine Festival cancels 2020 event]( [Austin Food & Wine Festival cancels 2020 event]( People won't have to worry about how to juggle a plate of food and a glass of wine while socially distancing at Auditorium Shores this fall. [Read More »]( [Bishop Cidercade now open at lakefront Riverside Drive spot]( [Bishop Cidercade now open at lakefront Riverside Drive spot]( The old Joe's Crab Shack building is alive again. Bishop Cidercade, a Dallas-based cidery, arcade and eatery, is now open. [Read More »]( [Reopened Kerlin BBQ giving away ribs sponsored by Kingsford Charcoal Friday]( [Reopened Kerlin BBQ giving away ribs sponsored by Kingsford Charcoal Friday]( Kerlin BBQ has been closed since the coronavirus pandemic put Austin in its grip. [Read More »]( [Austin beer lovers: Not sure if your favorite brewery is open? Use this app to find out]( [Austin beer lovers: Not sure if your favorite brewery is open? Use this app to find out]( Texas breweries have had a roller coaster of a year, first pivoting to online sales at the beginning of the pandemic, followed by a re-opening and then a closing and now a continued evolution to meet the needs of customers (and the ever-changing rules at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission). [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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