The No. 3 Texas Longhorns are in College Station today to face the Aggies of Texas A&M (No. 20) in a renewal of a storied rivalry.
Quinn Ewers is likely to start at quarterback after injuring his ankle last week. Texas is a six-point favorite.
More on tonight’s Lonestar Show Down can be found in SPORTS further down this post.
A deadly crash shut down a busy highway in southwest Austin on Friday.
It happened just before 11:00 a.m. at the intersection of US 290 and Nutty Brown Road and involved a fatality although no other information has been provided.
The Texas DPS is investigating. (CBS Austin)
Police are investigating after a UT Austin student was robbed on Thursday night.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking a federal designation that would allow the company to qualify for exemptions from certain taxes and tariffs at its manufacturing site in Bastrop County east of Austin. (Austin Business Journal)
Austin’s newest affordable housing project, Ekos City Heights, opened Thursday.
It will serve people 55 and older. It includes 179 apartments that are income restricted. Ten of them will be designated for people transitioning out of homelessness. (KUT 90.5)
Law enforcement in Burnet is turning to the use of drones and drug detectors to fight crime.
The City of Austin is looking for more ways to fund its parks and recreation areas that need upkeep and maintenance.
The Parks and Recreation Department largely relies on the General Fund, which is a limited resource. Plus, the state legislature recently cut parkland dedication fees.
Funding options could be in the form of park districts, public-private partnerships, park user fees, or tax increment financing. (Fox7 Austin)
Passengers on CapMetro can score prizes this month simply by riding.
A nonprofit in Georgetown lost thousands of dollars from what they thought was a generous donation. It turned out to be a bogus check.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
There are no current active wildfires in Texas right now. 117 counties have burn bans in place according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
TEXAS FIRE POTENTIAL UPDATE
Ahead of the next legislative session, Republicans and Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives are expected to meet next week to select their respective caucus leaders, including a likely pick for Speaker of the House. (CBS Austin)
Texas will get four new members of the U.S. House in January after this year’s election including one member who is the delegation’s first LGBTQ+ member and another who will be the youngest sitting Republican in the House. (Texas Tribune)
The new director of the Texas Department of Public Safety will be sworn in Monday.
A national education nonprofit recently announced it will build eight new mobile STEM laboratories in Texas after receiving a $7 million grant from the Texas Education Agency. (Community Impact)
The San Antonio Police Department is investigating after a deadly shooting at a home near Dignowty Hill on Thanksgiving morning. Four people were shot, leaving two dead and two hospitalized.
Texas officials have been busy the past 48 hours as many traveled to West Texas to explore the outdoors for their Thanksgiving break. The Texas State Park Police posted about two search and rescue operations the agency assisted with this week. (MySanAntonio)
A former ranchland located 75 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth is slated to become one of Texas’ newest state parks. (Chron)
SPORTS
The Lone Star Showdown rivalry is renewed and kicks off this evening at 6:30 p.m. in College Station.
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 20 Texas A&M.
The winner faces Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
Game program (.pdf file)
Six-in-a-row for the Texas Longhorns.
Freshman Tre Johnson recorded a team-high 21 points and graduate Kadin Shedrick added a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to lead Texas (6-1) to a 90-68 victory over Delaware State (3-5) on Friday night in Moody Center. (Texas Longhorns)
In women’s college basketball…
Madison Booker scored 11 of the first 13 points for the Texas women’s basketball team (5-0) as they beat New Mexico State 90-50 on Friday at Hertz Arena in their opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase. (Texas Longhorns)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For the second consecutive year, Westlake and Lake Travis will battle for a spot in the state semifinals. (KXAN-TV)
All the scores from regional high school football playoff action. (KXAN-TV)
In the NBA Friday, none of the three Texas teams saw action.
The Dallas Mavericks (11-8) will be in Utah tonight to face the Jazz (4-14) at 8:30 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
In hockey, the Dallas Stars won at home against the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3. (Yahoo! Sports)
A special edition of KXAN-TV’s “State of Texas” highlights their latest investigative project.
“A Hanging on Backbone Creek”
