1. BAHAMIANS BEGIN RESCUES AS DORIAN MOVES ON TOWARD US COAST
Bahamians rescue hurricane victims with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S., Britain and aid groups try to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.
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2. PENTAGON SIDELINES BUILDING PROJECTS TO FUND WALL
The Defense Department approves the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.
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3. STUDY: CARVING UP SCHOOL DISTRICTS WORSENS SEGREGATION
A new study finds that carving out new school districts in the South is reinforcing racial segregation in the larger districts left behind.
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4. MAYOR ADLER SAYS IT’S A MYTH… THERE HAS NOT BEEN UPTICK IN HOMELESS ACTIVITY
Since the City of Austin relaxed enforcement of homeless ordinances, there has been a major spike in calls to 3-1-1. There has been a 460-percent increase in calls from June 20 to August 29 compared to the same period last year.
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5. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS IN CENTRAL TEXAS
New numbers from the Fed show several Texas Counties among the fastest growing for jobs and wages from March of last year to this year.
Economist Dr. Ray Perryman says the most growth was in the oil patch around Midland/Odessa.
“Central Texas did very well,” Perryman says. “Williamson County was on the list, and that’s obviously not surprising. Williamson County is on a lot of these ‘fastest-growing lists.’”
What does surprise Dr. Perryman, he saYs, is that Travis County showed up at number 15, as it takes a lot of jobs to make that great of a percentage difference in the stats.
