Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas

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 [Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas]( [Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas]( Storm surge and rainfall combined Tuesday to bring more flooding along the Texas coast after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall, threatening areas that have already seen their share of damaging weather during a busy hurricane season. [Read More »]( Local News [Vandals deface headstones with blue paint at historic East Austin cemetery]( [Vandals deface headstones with blue paint at historic East Austin cemetery]( As raindrops bounce off his red Los Angeles Angels hat, De’Nerick Taylor checks on the flowers set at the East Austin grave of his great-grandparents, Ezekiel and Ethel Hill, whose headstones were vandalized Monday morning with blue paint. [Read More »]( [ The facts are different : Cornyn says Senate should take up Trump nominee to court]( [‘The facts are different’: Cornyn says Senate should take up Trump nominee to court]( U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Monday the Senate should take up President Donald Trump's nominee to replace the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [Read More »]( [Travis County reports new coronavirus death, 155 more cases]( [Travis County reports new coronavirus death, 155 more cases]( Austin-Travis County health authorities on Monday reported 155 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. [Read More »]( Business [Austin s Blue Sage raises $300M fund to back firms in Texas, Southwest]( [Austin’s Blue Sage raises $300M fund to back firms in Texas, Southwest]( Austin private equity firm Blue Sage Capital has raised a $300 million fund to invest in midsize businesses in Texas and the Southwest. [Read More »]( Sports [Tom Herman: No need to mess with Texas plan to dole out running back touches]( [Tom Herman: No need to mess with Texas’ plan to dole out running back touches]( Texas, which was off last week and moved up to No. 8 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, opens Big 12 play Saturday at Texas Tech. [Read More »]( [Golden s nuggets: Keeping Ehlinger clean now takes on added meaning]( [Golden’s nuggets: Keeping Ehlinger clean now takes on added meaning]( Keeping quarterback Sam Ehlinger clean is priority one for Texas' offensive line, but given the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, that responsibly starts well before he puts on the pads. [Read More »]( Opinion [Two Views: Will playing politics with public safety backfire on Austin?]( [Two Views: Will playing politics with public safety backfire on Austin?]( The Austin City Council is playing politics with public safety. Now some are calling for the statehouse to step in. [Read More »]( [Two Views: Don t take Gov. Abbott s pro-police posturing seriously]( [Two Views: Don’t take Gov. Abbott’s pro-police posturing seriously]( No one should take Gov. [Read More »]( Nation [CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads]( [CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads]( The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting -- and then taking down -- an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. [Read More »]( [Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting]( [Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting]( Wisconsin's attorney general announced Monday that he has selected a former Madison police chief to serve as an independent consultant for prosecutors weighing whether to file charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down. [Read More »]( World [UK to impose tougher COVID-19 measures amid case spike]( [UK to impose tougher COVID-19 measures amid case spike]( British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce new restrictions on social interactions Tuesday as the government tries to slow the spread of COVID-19 before it spirals out of control. [Read More »]( [World powers set to take the stage, virtually, at UN debate]( [World powers set to take the stage, virtually, at UN debate]( The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders was set to start Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin writer Jan Reid dies of heart failure at age 75]( [Austin writer Jan Reid dies of heart failure at age 75]( Austin author and journalist Jan Reid died of heart failure Saturday. He was 75. [Read More »]( [Farmshare Austin is now selling low-cost organic produce, pantry staples for home delivery]( [Farmshare Austin is now selling low-cost organic produce, pantry staples for home delivery]( Earlier this year, many retailers started accepting SNAP/Lonestar benefits for curbside grocery orders, but a local non-profit is helping low-income families get locally grown produce delivered. [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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