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One Texas police officer was killed and a second officer was wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a home in Austin that also left the suspected gunman dead, according to a post on the City Council message board by the mayor's chief of staff. "One of our SWAT Officers is dead. Another Officer was shot” shortly after 4 a.m., according to the post by Colleen Pate for Mayor Kirk Watson. “The suspect was shot and was deceased at the scene,” the post said, but provided no further information. “I’m praying for the family of our fallen officer,” Watson said in a separate statement, and “for our officer who was shot and in surgery and his family.”Political Cartoons View All 1240 Images
Persons: , Colleen Pate, Kirk Watson, , ” Watson Organizations: City Council, Austin Locations: Texas, Austin, City
A new estimate says the record summer heat in Texas cost the state's economy $24 billion. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Lone Star State's punishing and record-breaking heat wave, coupled with an unyielding drought, significantly affected local businesses and, by extension, the state's economy. For every 1-degree increase in average summer temperature, Texas sees a 0.4% slowdown in its annual nominal GDP growth. Notable establishments like Schlitterbahn, SeaWorld, and Six Flags blamed their dips in summer visitors on the heat wave. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne brewery owner in Austin told My San Antonio that the summer heat "crushed" the city as several local breweries were forced to close their doors.
Persons: Kirk Watson, Watson, SUZANNE CORDEIRO, Austin Organizations: Service, Austin, Dallas Federal Reserve, Star, Banking, Dallas Fed, Dallas Fed's, Six Flags, Houston . Houston Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, Texas, Texas State Locations: Texas, . Texas, Dallas, Dallas Fed's Texas, SeaWorld, Colorado, Utah, Antonio, Houston ., Arlington, cabanas
Six candidates are vying to be the next mayor in Austin, Texas' mayoral race: Anthony Bradshaw, Phil Campero Brual, Celia Israel, Gary Spellman, Jennifer Virden, and Kirk Watson. Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls close at 8 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 9 p.m. EST. Virden is a real estate broker and former Austin City Council candidate. Watson, along with Israel, has considerable previous experience in politics: He's both a former Austin mayor and former state senator.
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