Limit Thanksgiving to household, health officials say; Travis bars to stay shut another week

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. Wednesday's Top Story [Limit Thanksgiving to household, health officials say; Travis bars to stay shut another week]( [Limit Thanksgiving to household, health officials say; Travis bars to stay shut another week]( The Austin area's top health official is discouraging residents from having extended family over for Thanksgiving and is weighing tougher social distancing restrictions amid fears of a holiday surge in coronavirus cases. [Read More »]( Local News [AISD s officers rarely get physical with students. When they do, minorities bear the brunt]( [AISD’s officers rarely get physical with students. When they do, minorities bear the brunt]( The Austin school district's police officers very rarely use force as they patrol campuses full of children. [Read More »]( [1 killed in Manor crash, medics say]( [1 killed in Manor crash, medics say]( One person was killed early Wednesday after a crash in Manor, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said. [Read More »]( [Veterans Day forecast includes sunshine and temps in the 80s]( [Veterans Day forecast includes sunshine and temps in the 80s]( Wednesday forecast for Austin: Veterans Day is shaping up to have some nice, warm weather, according to the National Weather Service. [Read More »]( Business [Austin software maker Planview sold in $1.6B deal]( [Austin software maker Planview sold in $1.6B deal]( Austin-based software maker Planview is being acquired by two private equity firms in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. [Read More »]( [Is Elon Musk s tunneling company also eyeing Austin?]( [Is Elon Musk’s tunneling company also eyeing Austin?]( It’s possible that Tesla isn’t the only Elon Musk-led company with its eyes on Austin. [Read More »]( [Austin s Mitratech grows with 5th acquisition of year]( [Austin’s Mitratech grows with 5th acquisition of year]( In its fifth acquisition of the year, Austin-based software company Mitratech said Tuesday that it is acquiring INSZoom, a maker of immigration case management software. [Read More »]( [Palantir co-founder Lonsdale moves VC firm to Austin]( [Palantir co-founder Lonsdale moves VC firm to Austin]( Tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale, who co-founded software giant Palantir Technologies with Peter Thiel, has moved to Austin along with his venture firm 8VC .The venture firm is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, along with about 10 to 15 employees. [Read More »]( Sports [Texas women to enter the 2020-21 basketball season unranked in AP s poll]( [Texas’ women to enter the 2020-21 basketball season unranked in AP’s poll]( Texas received 24 points from the poll's voters. That was the 26th-best total, but UT missed the cutoff by a healthy margin as Michigan earned 65 points. [Read More »]( [Texas DT Keondre Coburn s ankle injury not as bad as feared, could play vs. Kansas]( [Texas DT Keondre Coburn’s ankle injury not as bad as feared, could play vs. Kansas]( There was good injury news Tuesday with Texas defensive tackle Keondre Coburn. [Read More »]( [The Dotted Line: Big 12 recruiting rankings signal gloomy future]( [The Dotted Line: Big 12 recruiting rankings signal gloomy future]( There isn’t a single Big 12 team in contention to reach the College Football Playoffs and national recruiting rankings signal a direct impact to the conference’s ability to add top talent to future rosters. [Read More »]( [For Jordan Spieth, no better place to end the grind than Augusta National]( [For Jordan Spieth, no better place to end the grind than Augusta National]( AUGUSTA, Ga. – Sitting in a golf cart with his feet up and his mood on the right side of par, Jordan Spieth looked far from a man battling adversity. [Read More »]( [Longhorn Confidential: Playing through pain]( [Longhorn Confidential: Playing through pain]( Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: On Veterans Day, build peace and end wars]( [Opinion: On Veterans Day, build peace and end wars]( On Veterans Day, take a quiet moment for yourself and think what that tranquility meant to a soldier at the end of World War One. [Read More »]( [Editorial: Stop enabling empty claims of voter fraud]( [Editorial: Stop enabling empty claims of voter fraud]( No one ever expected President Donald Trump to lose graciously or go quietly. [Read More »]( Nation [Despite Trump s claims, mail voting ensured smooth election]( [Despite Trump’s claims, mail voting ensured smooth election]( ATLANTA (AP) " The 2020 presidential election had all the makings of a looming disaster: fears of Russian meddling, violence at the polls and voter intimidation, and poll workers fleeing their posts because of the coronavirus. [Read More »]( World [Hong Kong disqualifies 4 pro-democracy legislators]( [Hong Kong disqualifies 4 pro-democracy legislators]( HONG KONG (AP) " Hong Kong has moved to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove lawmakers from their positions if they're deemed to threaten national security. [Read More »]( [Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting]( [Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting]( NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing the deadly conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, officials say, while the first details are emerging of largely cut-off civilians under growing strain. [Read More »]( [Recordings reveal WHO s analysis of pandemic in private]( [Recordings reveal WHO’s analysis of pandemic in private]( GENEVA (AP) " As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Another Broken Egg opens in former Mangia space in Northwest Hills Monday]( [Another Broken Egg opens in former Mangia space in Northwest Hills Monday]( The Northwest Hills area is about to get a new reason to wake up in the morning. [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. 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