Good morning, it's Monday, September 9th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high near 96. There’s a 20% chance of rain. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight, with a low around 75. In Texas politics: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick butted heads Friday with the National Rifle Association. He says the group is wrong in opposing background checks on stranger-to-stranger gun sales.