Austin American-Statesman

Good morning. It's Thursday, October 4th. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 88 and patchy fog before 10 a.m. The evening will have partly cloudy skies with a low around 72. The forecast this weekend, which includes the first round of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, calls for mostly cloudy skies with a small chance of rain.

Good afternoon, it's Thursday, October 4th. I'm Imran Sheikh, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: 4 Texas county judges penned a letter yesterday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, denouncing the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would deny visas or permanent residency to immigrants who use public assistance programs. The Department of Homeland Security announced the proposed rule Sept.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, October 3rd. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be partly sunny with a high near 88 and patchy fog before 10 a.m. The night will be partly cloudy with a low around 72. Our top story is: Chimene (CHEE-meh-nay) Onyeri (on-YARE-ee), the Houston man who plotted the 2015 attempted assassination of Travis County state District Judge Julie Kocurek (kuh-SZEE-OOH-wreck), was sentenced to life in federal prison yesterday.

Good afternoon. It's Wednesday, October 3rd. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Swapping an A for an E on a street sign might appear to be a small change, but the proposed switching of Manchaca (Man-chak) Road to Menchaca (Men-chah-kah) Road has driven dozens of property owners along the South Austin thoroughfare to voice their opposition to the idea.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, October 2nd. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today’s outlook for Austin includes low chances for rain, but still mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures could reach into the upper 80s, with possibly a high near 88. The nighttime should remain slightly warmer with a balmy low of 74 degrees.

Good afternoon. It's Tuesday, October 2nd. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Texas pecan growers are about to find out what the front line of an international trade war is like. The 2018 harvest is gearing up amid widespread anxiety over the price of the official Texas state nut. China -- the top buyer of U.S.

Good morning. It's Monday, October 1st. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The National Weather Service says there’s a good chance of rain this morning. The day will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 87 degrees. Rain chances continue tonight when the low will be near 72 degrees.

Good afternoon. It's Monday, October 1st. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A University of Texas professor will share the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that help the body marshal its cellular troops to attack invading cancers. According to the announcement today, “an untold number of lives have been saved by the science that they pioneered.

Good morning, it's Friday, September 28. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be partly cloudy, with a high near 86. The evening will also be cloudy, with a low around 74, and a 50 percent chance of rain. Our top story is: 3 months after assuming the mantle of Austin police chief, Brian Manley has rolled out a new brand for the department that places a heavy emphasis on image, service, and community policing.

Good afternoon. It's Friday, September 28th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The political action committee that helped to nix CodeNext has a new target -- the stadium deal brokered to bring the MLS franchise in Columbus, Ohio, to Austin.