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Updated 10:50 am CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 LLANO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on flooding in Texas (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Raging floodwaters have destroyed a bridge over a river in Central Texas. Video shows the bloated Llano River overrunning a bridge in Kingsland, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Austin. The National Weather Service says the river at nearby Llano is expected to crest Tuesday morning at near-record levels near 41 feet…

NPR CEO Jarl Mohn has named Nancy Barnes, a veteran newspaper editor, as the network’s permanent chief news executive, NPR announced Tuesday. Barnes fills a nearly yearlong vacancy that was triggered by the firing of Michael Oreskes, NPR’s former news head, over allegations of sexual harassment. Barnes is currently the executive editor at the Houston Chronicle and also leads newsrooms at the Hearst Corp.’s other Texas newspapers. She will take over as NPR’s senior vice…

Published 7:38 am CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 LLANO, Texas (AP) — Forecasters are telling people along the Llano River in Central Texas to seek higher ground after more than 10 inches of rain fell in the past day and a half. The National Weather Service says the river at Llano, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Austin, is expected to crest Tuesday morning at near-record levels. A flash flood warning is in effect, and…

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, raised $38.1 million for his U.S. Senate campaign in the third quarter, a new record for the largest fundraising quarter ever in a U.S. Senate race, according to his campaign. The haul more than tripled Republican incumbent Ted Cruz’s fundraising for the past three months, which Cruz has said was over $12 million. O’Rourke has consistently raised more than Cruz in the race, but this is the widest gap…

From a field of ripe cotton, the triangular tops of giant tents swoop up behind a covered fence next to a border crossing where drivers tow banged-up used vehicles into Mexico. From the outside, this is about all that’s visible of the temporary shelter for migrant children set up on a remote stretch of West Texas desert. Reporters got a rare glimpse inside the facility on Friday. It opened in June outside the tiny town…

Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after heavy rain Monday caused flooding of the Llano River. Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after heavy rain Monday caused flooding of the Llano River. Photo: Courtesy Texas Search And Rescue Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after…

Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after heavy rain Monday caused flooding of the Llano River. Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after heavy rain Monday caused flooding of the Llano River. Photo: Courtesy Texas Search And Rescue Volunteers continue to search for two missing people Saturday Oct. 13, 2018, in the Junction area after…