Officials could open even more floodgates after historic rains

After the wettest September in Texas history, multiple Central Texas reservoirs are completely full. That has forced officials to consider releasing a historic amount of water down the Colorado River. Plus, a federal appeals court finds Texas foster kids were endangered, but strikes down some attempts at reform. And, in politics, Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, said Thursday evening he was not "totally comfortable" with having used the nickname "Lyin' Ted" against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in their recent debate. www.texastribune.org