Good morning. It’s Friday, December 28th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The National Weather Service says today should be sunny, with a high near 57 degrees. We’ll see increasing clouds tonight with a low around 38 degrees. Our top story is: Traffic citations issued by Austin police took a notable dip this year compared with 2017, a drop that seems to fit a downward trend in the past few years, police data shows.