Our final look at 13 key Texas congressional races

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. Monday's Top Story [Our final look at 13 key Texas congressional races]( [Our final look at 13 key Texas congressional races]( WASHINGTON - Is a Democratic wave coming to Texas? We'll know the answer after the Election Day polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, but if there is one, the story will be told within 13 congressional districts. [Read More »]( Local News [Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus]( [Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus]( WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, which led Democrats to cancel an event there. [Read More »]( [In Senate race, Cornyn walks fine line as he tries to hold off Hegar]( [In Senate race, Cornyn walks fine line as he tries to hold off Hegar]( LIBERTY HILL - Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell Jr. had already roused the crowd of a few hundred Republicans under the hot November sun behind the Dahlia Cafe on Sunday when the big red, white and blue Cornyn bus rolled in behind the homey wooden stage. [Read More »]( [Dan Patrick s coronavirus comments serve as inspiration for DC memorial]( [Dan Patrick’s coronavirus comments serve as inspiration for DC memorial]( WASHINGTON - It is as remarkable as it is unexpected. A sea of white flags, one for each victim, that memorializes the more than 227,000 lives lost to the coronavirus in the U.S. [Read More »]( [STATESMAN POWER POLL: Voting members say they ll pick Biden in election]( [STATESMAN POWER POLL: Voting members say they’ll pick Biden in election]( Central Texas government, business and community leaders who responded to the latest Statesman Power Poll are heavily favoring Democratic nominee Joe Biden as their presidential pick. [Read More »]( [Sunshine and temps in the 70s to kick off the week]( [Sunshine and temps in the 70s to kick off the week]( Monday forecast for Austin: November is starting off so far with some lovely weather, and this week won't disappoint with more sunshine and mild temperatures, the National Weather Service said. [Read More »]( Business [Austin startup Remedy laying off 82 workers]( [Austin startup Remedy laying off 82 workers]( Austin-based Remedy, a health care startup that received $10 million in venture funding last year, is eliminating 82 jobs, according to documents filed with the state. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas State suffers fifth loss in a row]( [Texas State suffers fifth loss in a row]( SAN MARCOS — The losing streak continues for the Texas State football team, which dropped its fifth straight in a turnover-riddled battle against Louisiana 44-34 on homecoming Saturday night. [Read More »]( [Longhorn Confidential: The best play from Sam Ehlinger s time at Texas?]( [Longhorn Confidential: The best play from Sam Ehlinger’s time at Texas?]( Which play did Tom Herman nominate as the best in Sam Ehlinger's college career? [Read More »]( [With Texas, everything about these Longhorns is a debate, each week a new referendum]( [With Texas, everything about these Longhorns is a debate, each week a new referendum]( STILLWATER, Okla. — In a time where truth is ignored and false narratives take root, everything becomes its own Rorschach test. [Read More »]( [Shut out by Oklahoma State for four quarters, Joshua Moore reemerges at Texas top target in overtime]( [Shut out by Oklahoma State for four quarters, Joshua Moore reemerges at Texas’ top target in overtime]( "Big time players make big time plays in big time games regardless of when that is and regardless of what's happened earlier in the game. [Read More »]( [Texas report card: Win over Oklahoma State a chance for defense to up its season averages]( [Texas report card: Win over Oklahoma State a chance for defense to up its season averages]( Texas’ 41-34 win over sixth-ranked Oklahoma State wasn’t easy — the Cowboys had the Big 12’s No 1-ranked defense, Texas hadn’t beaten a top-10 team since 2012 and hadn’t beaten one on the road since 2010, and it was their third overtime game of the season — but even on a day when Sam Ehlinger […] [Read More »]( Opinion [Blow: Finally, the Resistance gets to vote]( [Blow: Finally, the Resistance gets to vote]( We are now entering the homestretch. Voters will finally have a say in whether Donald Trump’s reign of terror and idiocy continues or ends. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: November 2, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: November 2, 2020]( Surge in hospitalizationsmeans we are behindRe: Oct. 29 article, "Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge in West Texas. [Read More »]( Nation [Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules]( [Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules]( SEATTLE (AP) " Joelle Wheatley hit her pandemic-parenting rock bottom after her son was sent home from day care for a second time, with the sniffles, due to stricter health guidelines in a symptom-sensitive COVID-19 world. [Read More »]( [Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud]( [Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud]( SAN DIEGO (AP) " The head of the agency handling citizenship and visa applications was surprised when he faced blowback for cutting a reference to the U.S. being a 'nation of immigrants' in its mission statement. [Read More »]( World [Germany starts wave-breaker shutdown as Europe locks down]( [Germany starts ‘wave-breaker’ shutdown as Europe locks down]( BERLIN (AP) " Germany became the latest European country to embark on a partial shutdown Monday as authorities across the continent scramble to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections that threatens to overwhelm their health care systems. In parts of Europe, the new restrictions " which vary in strictness " are prompting sometimes violent protests by people frustrated at once again having to forgo freedoms. And the prospect of a second month-long lockdown is causing discontent even in [Read More »]( [WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19]( [WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19]( GENEVA (AP) " The head of the World Health Organization says he will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Police on curfew patrol as Spain fights nightlife infections]( [Police on curfew patrol as Spain fights nightlife infections]( BARCELONA, Spain (AP) " At 10:00 p.m. each night, Barcelona's professional crime fighters become wet blankets in uniforms. Police officers fan out across the coastal city in northwestern Spain to break up clandestine parties and to clear the streets of young adults drinking alcohol, enforcing a nationwide curfew the Spanish government ordered to slow down the spread of coronavirus. [Read More »]( [What a fluke: Dutch whale tail sculpture catches metro train]( [What a fluke: Dutch whale tail sculpture catches metro train]( THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) " This really was a fluke. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Q A: Alamo Drafthouse s Tim League on his pandemic passion project]( [Q&A: Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim League on his pandemic passion project]( Tim League says he's had some time on his hands lately. And like a lot of us, he's been going through old stuff. [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. This is a recurring email and was sent to you because you subscribed to receive promotional emails and updates from Statesman during a previous program, promotion or contest. © 2018 GateHouse Media, LLC and Austin American-Statesman. All rights reserved. 305 S. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 (512) 445-3500