Texas Standard for October 15, 2015
Less than five years after epic fires in Bastrop County, emergency crews return to the scene to battle another disaster. Plus: What’s the proper income for a city official in a South Texas town of 7,000? Also: How do popular perceptions of modern-day slavery match what police are seeing? And: A Texas man gets life in prison for his role in the dark web. How does one prove guilt or innocence in an era of online anonymity? Those stories and more on today’s Texas Standard:

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