Paxton: Local officials don’t have the power to halt evictions in pandemic

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. Saturday's Top Story [Paxton: Local officials don t have the power to halt evictions in pandemic]( [Paxton: Local officials don’t have the power to halt evictions in pandemic]( Casting doubt upon efforts in Austin, Travis County and elsewhere to protect renters during the coronavirus pandemic, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on [Read More »]( Local News [Police: Man tied up pregnant girlfriend in Round Rock, threatened to kill her]( [Police: Man tied up pregnant girlfriend in Round Rock, threatened to kill her]( ROUND ROCK A man bound his pregnant girlfriend with duct tape and then released a video threatening to kill her and then letting police kill him, according to an arrest affidavit. [Read More »]( [THE TESLA EFFECT: Gigfactory could transform Del Valle area]( [THE TESLA EFFECT: Gigfactory could transform Del Valle area]( Del Valle, the underdeveloped area of southeastern Travis County that has seen minimal commercial investment for decades, was already poised for growth. [Read More »]( [Williamson County reaches highest new daily coronavirus case level in three weeks]( [Williamson County reaches highest new daily coronavirus case level in three weeks]( Williamson County reached its highest level of daily new cases in the past three weeks, with 187 new cases reported on Friday, according to the Williamson County and Cities Health District. [Read More »]( [State adds 293 more to the Texas coronavirus death toll]( [State adds 293 more to the Texas coronavirus death toll]( State health officials reported 293 additional deaths attributed to the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the pandemic death toll in Texas to 8,096.Officials also announced 7,039 new known cases, bringing the current statewide tally to 474,524 cases. [Read More »]( [2 admit stealing $1 million in military gear from Camp Mabry, feds say]( [2 admit stealing $1 million in military gear from Camp Mabry, feds say]( Two people admitted this week to stealing $1 million worth of military equipment from Camp Mabry in Austin, the U.S. Department of Justice said. [Read More »]( [Lake Pflugerville trail to reopen Monday]( [Lake Pflugerville trail to reopen Monday]( The 3.1-mile trail at Lake Pflugerville, which was closed June 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen starting at noon Monday, the city announced Friday. [Read More »]( Business [Austin s Revionics acquired by Atlanta tech company]( [Austin’s Revionics acquired by Atlanta tech company]( Austin-based retail software maker Revionics is being acquired by Atlanta-based retail technology company Aptos. [Read More »]( [Austin s SolarWinds considers business spinoff]( [Austin’s SolarWinds considers business spinoff]( Austin-based technology company SolarWinds says it is exploring the possibility of spinning off its managed service provider business into a separate company. [Read More »]( [Austin factory a key tool in Tesla s race against auto-industry giants]( [Austin factory a key tool in Tesla’s race against auto-industry giants]( Austin is a long way from achieving Detroit-like prominence in the auto industry, but the city looms large for the sector’s most valuable company — Tesla — as the electric vehicle maker drives to become more than a trendy but niche player. [Read More »]( [For one Austin vacation rental company, outbreak meant time for changes, rebranding]( [For one Austin vacation rental company, outbreak meant time for changes, rebranding]( Like many businesses in the hospitality industry, Austin-based Top Trip Rentals was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, said CEO Chereen Fisher, who founded the company in 2007.The cancellation of South By Southwest was the first big hit on revenue, Fisher said. [Read More »]( Sports [UIL: Students who test positive for COVID-19 require physican clearance to return to activities]( [UIL: Students who test positive for COVID-19 require physican clearance to return to activities]( The medical advisory committee of the University Interscholastic League passed a motion on Friday that requires students who test positive for COVID-19 be cleared by a physician before returning to extracurricular activities. [Read More »]( [Texas first football practice of 2020? A start to the season unlike any other]( [Texas’ first football practice of 2020? A start to the season unlike any other]( Friday was Texas’ first day of practice for the 2020 football season, which sure sounds normal. But this being 2020, normal is subjective. [Read More »]( [Golden: No bubble equals double trouble for NFL]( [Golden: No bubble equals double trouble for NFL]( Memo to the NFL: There is still time to fix this. The schedule, that is. [Read More »]( [Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy talks first impression of upbeat QB Dak Prescott]( [Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy talks first impression of ‘upbeat’ QB Dak Prescott]( More than 200 days in his tenure as head coach passed before Mike McCarthy shared a room with his starting quarterback. [Read More »]( [What you need to know about SEC rules for COVID-19 testing, masks and quarantine]( [What you need to know about SEC rules for COVID-19 testing, masks and quarantine]( SEC football players will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing at least twice per week during game weeks, and coaches will be required to wear masks while on the sideline, under protocols the conference announced Friday. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: Everything s bigger in Texas including salaries in the big city]( [Opinion: Everything’s bigger in Texas—including salaries in the big city]( In early June, the Board of Regents for the University of Texas System sent an online survey to students to gather their input on the start of the fall semester. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: August 8, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: August 8, 2020]( A logical consequenceof too many guns?The National Rifle Association argues we need more, not fewer, guns to be safe. [Read More »]( [Commentary: We grow old, we grow old]( [Commentary: We grow old, we grow old]( I heard a teenage girl being interviewed on TV the other morning. She was explaining why schools should remain closed. [Read More »]( [Tilove: Shelley Luther defies gravity of the pandemic]( [Tilove: Shelley Luther defies gravity of the pandemic]( When the history of the coronavirus pandemic in Texas is written, Gov. Greg Abbott likely will be the lede. [Read More »]( [Looper column: A (biblical) look into the future]( [Looper column: A (biblical) look into the future]( Columns share an author’s personal perspective*****When the biblical writers looked into the future, they saw “a new heaven and a new earth.” Many of us, schooled in a Platonized version of Christianity, find this confusing. [Read More »]( Nation [Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts]( [Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts]( BOSTON (AP) " An emergency room doctor in Boston is assembling thousands of voter registration kits for distribution at hospitals and doctor's offices. [Read More »]( [Joe Arpaio loses sheriff s race in 2nd failed comeback bid]( [Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid]( PHOENIX (AP) " Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff's post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016 amid voter frustrations over his taxpayer-funded legal bills, his penchant for self-promotion and a defiant streak that led to his now-pardoned criminal conviction. [Read More »]( [Kanye West s nomination papers challenged in Wisconsin]( [Kanye West’s nomination papers challenged in Wisconsin]( MADISON, Wis. (AP) " Rapper Kanye West's attempt to get on Wisconsin's presidential ballot as a third-party candidate is being challenged. [Read More »]( [Show of solidarity after blast as Lebanon braces for protest]( [Show of solidarity after blast as Lebanon braces for protest]( BEIRUT (AP) " Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scale damage in the capital Beirut. [Read More »]( [Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently]( [Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently]( KOCHI, India (AP) " The plane swayed violently as it approached a hilltop runway soaked by monsoon rain, and moments later the special return flight for Indians stranded abroad by the pandemic skidded off, nosedived and cracked in two, leaving 18 dead and more than 120 injured. [Read More »]( World [At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base]( [At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base]( NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " A Somali police officer says at least eight soldiers are dead and more than 14 others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital. [Read More »]( [Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel]( [Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel]( JOHANNESBURG (AP) " The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a 'state of environmental emergency' after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. [Read More »]( [Plane skids off runway in India; 17 killed, including pilots]( [Plane skids off runway in India; 17 killed, including pilots]( NEW DELHI (AP) " At least 17 people were killed and 123 injured when a special return flight for Indians stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a hilltop runway and cracked in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, police said. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin Regional Clinic testing coronavirus vaccine, enrolling participants]( [Austin Regional Clinic testing coronavirus vaccine, enrolling participants]( Austin Regional Clinic is looking for 250 volunteers to test a COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer Inc. 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