Texas Standard For October 3, 2018
Before an important NATO meeting, the Texan representing the U.S. fires off a startling threat to take out Russian missiles. And: GOP leaders vow a vote on Kavanaugh by the week’s end, but where do senators stand right now? Also: PolitiFact does a double take on a claim made by someone in the U.S. Senate race concerning police use of force and what’s called a “modern day Jim Crow.” Plus: pelicans are dying along a stretch of south Texas highway; state officials have a theory on what’s causing it, but will the fix fly? Those stories and more on today’s Texas Standard:

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