Your Statesman morning headlines for 6/26/2018

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 [Supreme Court voids order to redraw most Texas districts ]( [Supreme Court voids order to redraw most Texas districts]( In a major victory for Republican leaders in Texas, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monda... [Read More »]( Local News [Supreme Court rejects Rodney Reed’s request for DNA tests ]( [Supreme Court rejects Rodney Reed’s request for DNA tests]( The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who has... [Read More »]( [Hoping to aid migrants, lawyers learn asylum basics in Austin training ]( [Hoping to aid migrants, lawyers learn asylum basics in Austin training]( Seeking to aid families separated by President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance policy, several dozen T... [Read More »]( [In first talk since Santa Fe, Texas House panel weighs gun law changes ]( [In first talk since Santa Fe, Texas House panel weighs gun law changes]( For the first time since the Santa Fe High School shooting, state lawmakers on Monday weighed changi... [Read More »]( [Cap Metro ponders offering driverless shuttles in downtown Austin ]( [Cap Metro ponders offering driverless shuttles in downtown Austin]( Downtown Austin could see podlike driverless shuttles by the end of the year under a pilot program C... [Read More »]( [Woman shot man after hitting him with car, Austin police say ]( [Woman shot man after hitting him with car, Austin police say]( A woman who police say intentionally hit a man with her car also shot him before driving away from t... [Read More »]( Business [$75M makeover turns Austin’s Radisson into The Line hotel ]( [$75M makeover turns Austin’s Radisson into The Line hotel]( New owners are transforming what was once a run-of-the-mill downtown Austin chain hotel into a swank... [Read More »]( [Now you’re playing with cardboard: The lowdown on Nintendo’s brilliant, sturdy ‘Labo’ ]( [Now you’re playing with cardboard: The lowdown on Nintendo’s brilliant, sturdy ‘Labo’]( If you haven’t raised a kid or been one yourself recently, it’s easy to forget the wonders and possi... [Read More »]( [Amazon Prime members can now get big discounts at Whole Foods nationwide ]( [Amazon Prime members can now get big discounts at Whole Foods nationwide]( Amazon Prime members have a brand new reason to celebrate.... [Read More »]( [SXSW’s PanelPicker is here; this is what’s new and different ]( [SXSW’s PanelPicker is here; this is what’s new and different]( South by Southwest’s annual PanelPicker, the primary venue for public to submit programming ideas f... [Read More »]( [Mansion once owned by Madonna back on the market — for $35 million ]( [Mansion once owned by Madonna back on the market — for $35 million]( Russell Weiner, creator of the Rockstar energy drink, has put a Beverly Hills mansion that once belo... [Read More »]( Sports [Luling to hire West Texan as new football coach, athletic director ]( [Luling to hire West Texan as new football coach, athletic director]( Former Slaton coach Stacey Martin will be hired as Luling’s new head football coach and athletic dir... [Read More »]( [Golden’s nuggets: A true Texas revival not complete without football ]( [Golden’s nuggets: A true Texas revival not complete without football]( In sports, winning is cyclical — not just for teams, but entire athletic departments.... [Read More »]( [Reports: Texas to hire Oregon’s Mike White to coach its softball team ]( [Reports: Texas to hire Oregon’s Mike White to coach its softball team]( For the first time in over two decades, Texas has hired a new softball coach.... [Read More »]( [Texas star Kody Clemens to sign with Detroit after a storybook ending to his collegiate career ]( [Texas star Kody Clemens to sign with Detroit after a storybook ending to his collegiate career]( After one of the best seasons in recent memory, Kody Clemens will leave Texas on top.... [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: MLS stadium deal should score points for the community ]( [Commentary: MLS stadium deal should score points for the community]( Over the past three weeks, since the city was first presented the proposed terms for a stadium deal,... [Read More »]( [Facebook comments: June 26, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman’s Philip Jankowski, nine City Council members visited the tent... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: June 26 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: June 26 2018]( Re: June 22 article, “City bag bans violate state law, Texas Supreme Court rules.”... [Read More »]( [Opinion: This November, cast your vote against the GOP ]( [Opinion: This November, cast your vote against the GOP]( Amid the carnage of Republican misrule in Washington, there is this glimmer of good news: The family... [Read More »]( [Herman: Beto O’Rourke flashes star power at Texas Democratic Convention ]( [Herman: Beto O’Rourke flashes star power at Texas Democratic Convention]( Some takeaways taken away from three days with 7,500 or so delegates at the Texas Democratic Convent... [Read More »]( Nation [Gubernatorial races top Colorado's mid-term primaries ]( [Gubernatorial races top Colorado's mid-term primaries]( Democrat Jared Polis, a five-term congressman, and Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer, offer st... [Read More »]( [Police: Gunman lured firefighters to retirement home ]( [Police: Gunman lured firefighters to retirement home]( A 77-year-old man set a fire to lure firefighters to his Southern California retirement home so he ... [Read More »]( [Immigrant parents await word about children's fate ]( [Immigrant parents await word about children's fate]( They came from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with children in tow. Some were fleeing violenc... [Read More »]( [Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers ]( [Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers]( The children at the center of the national debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policy ... [Read More »]( [Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers ]( [Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers]( The children at the center of the national debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policy ... [Read More »]( World [Detainees released days after AP report on UAE-run prisons ]( [Detainees released days after AP report on UAE-run prisons]( With hugs and kisses, family and friends of a Yemeni actor celebrated Monday after he and at least ... [Read More »]( [Koreas discuss linking railways across border ]( [Koreas discuss linking railways across border]( The rival Koreas are exchanging views on improving North Korea's outdated railways and linking them... [Read More »]( [Large army veteran protests in China pose challenge for Xi ]( [Large army veteran protests in China pose challenge for Xi]( On Chinese state television broadcasts, President Xi Jinping is often shown clad in battle fatigues... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Spain PM seeks European response on migrant ship ]( [The Latest: Spain PM seeks European response on migrant ship]( The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Dutch PM calls van attack on newspaper attack on free press]( A man rammed a van into the Amsterdam headquarters of one of the Netherlands' major national newspa... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Buttery, crispy pies that fit in the palm of your hand ]( [Buttery, crispy pies that fit in the palm of your hand]( Food memories are funny. While I remember distinctly the very first time I tasted a fried pie, I fin... [Read More »]( [Ask a Dietitian: Is Gatorade the best way to get electrolytes? ]( [Ask a Dietitian: Is Gatorade the best way to get electrolytes?]( Summer is here! Well, I feel like it’s been here since May, but that’s Texas for you. Temperatures a... [Read More »]( [Wednesday events include the Wine Down, “Heisenberg” and more ]( [Wednesday events include the Wine Down, “Heisenberg” and more]( Books ... [Read More »]( [Beyond the recipe: Expand your food brain this summer with these books ]( [Beyond the recipe: Expand your food brain this summer with these books]( School might be out for summer, but home cooks know you never stop learning, especially when it come... [Read More »]( [7 upcoming galas to get Austin’s social scene from summer to fall ]( [7 upcoming galas to get Austin’s social scene from summer to fall]( July 14... 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