It’s Thursday, May 23rd. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: New Braunfels ranked second in growth last year among U.S. cities with a population of 50,000 or more, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. New Braunfels’ population grew at a rate of 7.2 percent from July 2017 to July 2018.