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During their second — and perhaps last — U.S. Senate debate, Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, went back and forth on a number of issues Tuesday night in San Antonio, including the economy, the impact of the #MeToo movement and civility in politics. The debate got heated at times, and both candidates slung attacks at one another throughout the night. But how much of what they said was true?…

Updated 5:02 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 The Llano River overflows its banks into neighboring property as the swollen river flows between the washed out Ranch Road 2900 bridge, background, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Kingsland, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) less The Llano River overflows its banks into neighboring property as the swollen river flows between the washed out Ranch Road 2900 bridge, background, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Kingsland, Texas. (Jay ……

Updated 2:12 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Stuart Cooper paddles through the Graveyard Point neighborhood on Lake Travis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Austin, Texas a day after evacuating his father from his home. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP) less Stuart Cooper paddles through the Graveyard Point neighborhood on Lake Travis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Austin, Texas a day after evacuating his father from his home. (Jay Janner /Austin … more…

The Standard’s news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. A week after Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, the death toll in that state, and in three others, has risen to at least 29 people, according to CNN. A group of Texans remains on the ground to aid in recovery efforts. Those include members of Texas Task Force 1, an urban search-and-rescue…

Flooding has subsided in Marble Falls, but residents who were evacuated Tuesday say they can’t yet return to their homes after historic flooding along the Llano River. By Mose BucheleOctober 17, 2018 11:44 am| Energy & Environment, KUT, Texas Station Collaborative

Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer Updated 4:11 am CDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 FILE – In this April 30, 2014, file photo, Dustin Shaw lifts debris as he searches through what is left of his sister’s house at Parkwood Meadows neighborhood after a tornado in Vilonia, Ark. A new study finds that tornado activity is generally shifting eastward to areas just east of the Mississippi River that are more vulnerable such as Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee….