Austin American-Statesman

Good morning. It’s Friday, January 25th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 53. It’ll be partly cloudy at night with a low around 39. Our top story is: Mayor Steve Adler says the bar to getting a petition on the ballot has become too low.

It’s Thursday, January 24th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Last year, Austin metro-area companies saw a total of $1.33 billion in venture capital investments, the most since the dot-com boom era of 2000, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and CB Insights, which track venture capital deals in the United States.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, January 24th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be sunny with a high near 62. It’ll be mostly clear at night with a low around 35. The rest of the week will be cool and sunny before a chance of rain returns Saturday.

It’s Wednesday, January 23rd. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: State health officials have unveiled a new website they hope will help educate people about prescription opioid misuse and encourage patients to safely dispose of their unused medications so they don’t end up in the wrong hands. It’s the latest in an effort by the Texas attorney general’s office to combat Texas’ growing opioid crisis.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, January 23rd. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain before 7 a.m. under mostly cloudy skies that are expected to clear up throughout the day. The high temperature will be near 54 degrees. Winds could have gusts as high as 25 miles per hour. It will be clear at night with a low around 33.

It’s Tuesday, January 22nd. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Experts had anticipated, 2018 would be another record-breaker for the Austin-area housing market. The Austin Board of Realtors said today, they were right. Both sales and the median home-sales price in Central Texas reached all-time annual highs, for the 8th straight year. Rising property values and increased housing demand led to the record numbers.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, January 22nd. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. There’s a 20 percent chance of rain today under mostly cloudy skies with a high near 68 and winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour in the afternoon. It’ll be mostly cloudy at night with a low around 39 and a 40 percent chance of rain and wind gusts that could be as high as 25 miles per hour. The rest of the week will be mostly sunny.

It’s Monday, January 21st. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: IBM is scheduled to report 4th-quarter results tomorrow, less than a week after North Carolina-based Red Hat Inc. shareholders voted to approve a merger with IBM. Analysts expect IBM will report net income of $4.84 per share, down 7 percent year-over-year, and revenue of $21.8 billion. IBM chose Austin as one of 4 sites for its global network of hacking labs.

Good morning. It’s Monday, January 21st. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. You’ll see partly cloudy skies today with a high around 65 degrees. Clouds will linger at night with lows around 52 degrees. There’s a small chance of rain tomorrow.

It’s Friday, January 18th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Despite a ruling in Texas’ favor yesterday by a federal appeals court, Planned Parenthood remains a state Medicaid provider, at least for now. A 3-judge panel of the 5th U.S.