1. TURKEY, KURDS BATTLE FOR KEY SYRIAN BORDER TOWN
Turkey defies growing condemnation from its NATO allies to press ahead with its invasion of northern Syria, shelling suspected Kurdish positions near the border amid reports that Syrian Kurds had retaken a key town.
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2. TRUMP TARGETS TURKEY’S ECONOMY
The president announces sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria and plans to dispatch top U.S. officials to Ankara in an attempt to begin negotiations.
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3.’I CANNOT MAKE SENSE OF WHY SHE HAD TO LOSE HER LIFE’
A former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer is being held in jail on a murder charge after shooting a woman through a window of her home, an incident that began with a call about an open front door.
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4. ROUND ROCK ISD STILL WIGHING OPTIONS FOR SROs
This week, the Round Rock school district may vote to look for a new way to continue to contract for school resource officers through the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office…County Judge Bill Gravell has warned the district that it will not receive the sheriff’s department services beyond 2021. The district is still mulling the formation of its own police department, but that has faced a lot of backlash from parents.
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5. GOVERNOR ABBOTT STANDS FIRM ON AUSTIN THREAT
Governor Greg Abbott is not backing down from what he said in letters to Austin’s Mayor or the November 1st deadline concerning Austin’s homeless Crisis. While some question the legal authority of the state acting on city matters, Abbott tells KXAN he has no such doubts.
“The laws of the State of Texas give me, as governor, the power to make sure I keep our citizens and our residents safe,” he says. “I will not allow the City of Austin to endanger the people of this state to be exposed to things like typhus and hepatitis A.”
Abbott says there are laws in place that give the governor’s office that power.
