Good afternoon, it's Tuesday, August 28. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: With early voting set to begin in less than 2 weeks, the Republican Party of Texas is still fighting to have Democrat Pete Gallego removed from the ballot, which if successful would leave only the GOP’s Pete Flores in the runoff election to fill a vacant seat in the Texas Senate.