CFP semifinal rematch showdown: Defending champion Ohio State hosts Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas in Week 1, with FOX One (try free for 7 days), FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App offering coverage—and the Buckeyes favored by 2.5 points on DraftKings — find out how to watch.
Musk’s tunnel gambit in Houston: Elon Musk and Rep. Wesley Hunt have quietly lobbied officials to swap the county’s studied 30- to 40-foot flood tunnels for two narrower, 12-foot Boring Co. bores—raising questions about capacity, transparency and a $760 million price tag — find out what’s at stake.
Give now for North Texas: North Texas Giving Day’s 17th annual campaign has opened early donations for 3,600 nonprofits across 20 counties, with 100% of every gift going directly to causes through Sept. 18 — find out how to give.
New Texas peer support network: House Bill 35, effective Sept. 1, will connect firefighters and EMS workers across Texas with peer-to-peer mental health support — find out how it works.
Ex-Ranger empowers citizens: Martin Hood, a former Texas Ranger with 31 years of DPS firearms training, has launched RTZ Tactics & Firearms to teach everyday Texans critical gun-safety and self-defense skills — learn what it takes.
Other Texas headlines this week
- Central Texas gets its fall forecast
- 750 Texas laws take effect Sept. 1
- Texas DPS launches Labor Day traffic crackdown
- Texas schools shine after demographic adjustments
- Powerball ticket sold in Austin wins $200,000
- UTA chosen to modernize Texas flood data
