Good morning, it's Thursday morning, August 2. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today is going sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Tonight is going to be mostly clear, with a low around 73. Our top story is: CodeNext was all but dead yesterday after Mayor Steve Adler abruptly called for a halt to the city’s comprehensive rewrite to the land development code.