The Lead: Doctors and Texas Politics, MoPac Toll Lanes, Sex Offender Registry

Good Monday morning. This weekend’s cold front made for a chilly morning; the National Weather Service says to expect a high near 70 for the Austin region. Here’s KUT’s top morning stories.

• More Texas Doctors Entering Politics 
• Dynamic Tolling’ to Smooth MoPac Traffic
• Cheer Up Charlies, Formula 1 Events Come Before Austin Music Commission
• Freezing in the Texas Heat

Here’s some more Austin and Texas stories from the web:

• Texas Won't Participate in National Sex Offender Registry (Houston Chronicle)

Texas officials say the national registry is too costly, and it's willing to risk losing about $1.4 million in grant money that would help local agencies enforce the law.

State lawmakers say the grant money is far less than the estimated $38  million it would cost to modify the state's registry program.

• Three Occupy Austin Members Arrested Over Weekend (Statesman)
• People Using Closed Austin Trail, Bird Habitat (AP)