For its toughest road game of the season so far, No. 2 Texas travels to No. 12 LSU on Sunday. This will be the Longhorns' first visit to Baton Rouge since 2002.

Then, Steve Sarkisian’s football team scored two major transfer portal victories, earning former Auburn wideout Cam Coleman’s commitment after he had visited Tuscaloosa. Running back Hollywood Smothers, who had committed to Alabama from NC State earlier in the portal cycle, then flipped to Texas.

Many speculated the wide receiver would stay in the SEC, with other options being the LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, or Texas A&M Aggies, the latter serving as Coleman's original commitment before flipping to Auburn his senior year of high school.

A cold front from an arctic blast is hitting Texas, triggering heavy snow in the Panhandle and strong, possibly severe storms to Central Texas.

With the victory, LSU picked up its second-straight SEC win and improved its record to 16-2 overall and 2-2 in league play. With the loss, Texas was handed its first loss of the season, dropping to 18-1 on the year and 3-1 in the SEC.

With 2025 behind us, The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top political stories we are watching in 2026, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of the last 12 months.

More than 130 people died as floodwaters swept through the region on July 4. Now, recovery continues amid legal action and scrutiny of flood preparedness.