The Red River Rivalry will carry an extra ounce of intrigue in 2026 after former Texas wide receiver Parker Livingstone announced his commitment to Oklahoma through the transfer portal on Tuesday. Livingstone, a roommate of Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, should be a key piece of the Sooners' aerial attack next season.

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.

Texas Judge Sid Harle is overseeing the prosecution of a police officer charged in connection with the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Winds shift back to the south on Wednesday, which will once again warm temperatures back into the upper 70s. The previous record high is 83, set in 2006. By late Wednesday night, a cold front and low pressure system moves towards North Texas and will finally bring some rain chances.

More than 1,100 unsolicited seed packets have quietly made their way into Texas mailboxes over the past year, prompting renewed concern from state agriculture officials who say the shipments could pose a risk to farms,

Representative Monica De La Cruz said she intends to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Labor to explore options.

However, all the talk ended around Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan who orchestrated a second half comeback for the ages in the Aggies 90-89 victory over Auburn. Auburn drops to 9-6 overall and loses its second straight conference game of the season.

The No. 22 Vols (11-4, 1-1 SEC) bludgeoned Texas (9-6, 0-2) on the interior, racking up 44 points in the paint in the win at Food City Center. Adding to the dominant interior performance was senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, who finished with a career-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting and 5-of-8 from three-point range.