1. FLORIDA PREPS FOR POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE DORIAN
Many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Trump said could be an “absolute monster” of a storm.
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2. WHAT IS TRUMP’S ANSWER TO GUN VIOLENCE IN THE U.S.
The president’s support for new “mental institutions” is drawing pushback from many in the mental health profession who say that approach would do little to reduce mass shootings in the United States.
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3. E-CIGARETTE GIANT FACING PROBE
Juul is under investigation in Illinois and the District of Columbia as concerns over underage use of the company’s products grows.
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4. SOLID GAINS FOR CENTRAL TEXAS HOME SALES
Home sales set an all-time high in Central Texas in July, and that includes an increase across the entire five-county metro area.
Caldwell County home sales have seen the largest just at 52-percent, followed by Bastrop County with 41-percent. Travis County had the lowest increase, up just 4.6-percent.
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5. GROWING ANGER OVER HOMELESSNESS
There was an increased sense of frustration among the more than 1000 people who attended last night’s forum on Austin homelessness.
Mayor Steve Adler says he’ll be moving quickly to identify ten sites — one in each district — for new shelters, but he promises they will not be like the ARCH.
“We can’t repeat that experience anywhere in our city because wherever we do it, it has to work so well that we have, as a community, an opportunity do it a second, a third time,” Adler says.
Today, Adler will release a city memo detailing the places around Austin where public camping will be banned.
