Austin American-Statesman

Good morning, it's Thursday morning, September 13. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 88, and a 50 percent chance of rain. The evening will have mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 73, and a 30 percent chance of rain.

Good afternoon. It's Thursday, Sept. 13th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: While Texas continued to hold the title as the state with the highest percentage of uninsured residents, Travis County saw its percentage of insured people increase nearly three points in 2017, according to new U.S. Census Bureau numbers released today. About 11.9 percent of Travis County residents were uninsured last year, compared with 14.

Good morning, it's Wednesday morning, September 12. I’m Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 86, and a 50 percent chance of rain. The evening will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 73, and a 30 percent chance of rain. High chances of rain, and temperatures in the 70s and 80s, are expected for the rest of the week, with between 2 to 3 inches of rain forecast to fall through the weekend.

Good afternoon, it's Wednesday, September 12. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Texas could be in line to land thousands of additional aerospace-related manufacturing and engineering jobs, if companies in the fast-growing sector heed a new ranking of the most competitive places for them to operate.

Good morning, it's Tuesday morning, September 11. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 86, and a 40 percent chance of rain. Expect mostly cloudy skies this evening, with a low around 72, and a 20 percent chance of rain. The rest of the week is expected to be rainy and cooler.

Good afternoon, it's Tuesday, September 11. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Heeding an outcry from conservatives, a working group nominated by the State Board of Education today backtracked on its recommendation to remove references to “heroic defenders” and a letter by William B. Travis from the Texas school curriculum on the Alamo.

Good morning, it's Monday morning, Sept. 10. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. We’ll have a 20 percent chance of rain today, but otherwise it will be mostly sunny with a high near 88. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies, with a low around 72. Our top story is: Hundreds of chronic pain patients and their supporters plan to protest Sept. 18 across the country, to draw attention to the neglect they say they face because of new regulations.

Good afternoon, it's Monday, September 10th. I’m Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: South by Southwest has made its first round of programming announcements for the March 2019 event, leading off with a set of keynotes.

Good morning. It's Friday, Sept. 7th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 92 and a heat index value as high as 100. There’s a 60 percent chance of rain. The evening will be cloudy with a low around 74 and a 60 percent chance of rain.

Good afternoon, it's Friday, September 7. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The city of Austin plans to fight an injunction against the city’s controversial paid sick leave mandate. The city’s legal team will appeal to the Texas Supreme Court in response to an Aug. 24 ruling by the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals that blocked the ordinance.