The buzz before the snap

Upcoming home games

• UTSA Roadrunners | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 6 p.m.
• ULM Warhawks | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 7 p.m.
• Mississippi State Bulldogs | Saturday, Sept. 28 | TBD

Where to watch

• Scholz Garten | As the oldest beer garden in Texas, Longhorns fans have gathered here for over a century.
• Uptown Sports Club | This pub — created by Aaron Franklin — sports an 80-inch flat screen playing the games.
• Lavaca Street Bar | All the games are on TV at this spot, which has three Austin locations.
• ...or visit one of our favorite local pubs + sports hubs.

• Tuesday Trivia with Trivia512 | Tuesday, Aug. 20 | 8 p.m. | Meanwhile Brewing Co. | Cost of purchase | Grab your brainiest friends and a brew for a battle of wits.

• “Rent Free” | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 6-11 p.m. | Austin Film Society Cinema | $40 | LGBTQ+ Film Festival aGLIFF presents a film about the changing landscape in Austin by local director Fernando Andrés.
• 311 | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 7 p.m. | Moody Amphitheater | $40-$93 | The “Unity” tour will also bring special guests AWOLNATION and Neon Trees to the stage.

• The Inaugural Finding Golf Classic | Thursday, Aug. 22 | 5-8:30 p.m. | Butler Pitch & Putt | $40-$150 | Play nine holes to the beat of DJ John Gross in this scramble benefitting Flatwater Foundation.
• Toast to Tequila Dinner | Thursday, Aug. 22 | 6-8 p.m. | La Popular Austin | $80 | Try five creative courses, each paired with a premium tequila drink.

• Charley Crockett | Friday, Sept. 6 | 8 p.m. | Moody Amphitheater | $42-$93 | The "$10 Cowboy” tour will allow you to unleash your inner country star.

• The first day of school for Austin ISD students, meaning early morning drivers can expect more traffic on the roadways. Several local school districts — like Manor ISD, Leander ISD, and Round Rock ISD — started class last week.

• Austin is in for a hot week — possibly the hottest of the summer. Temperatures are poised to reach 107º today, followed by 106º tomorrow, and at least 105º on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning from 1 p.m. today through 9 p.m. tomorrow.

• An all-you-can-eat, grill-it-yourself wagyu beef restaurant called Chubby Cattle will open inside Barton Creek Square Mall sometime in 2025. The chain currently has seven other locations across the country, with another planned in Houston. (Eater Austin)

• 10%. That’s the percentage of homes in Austin that are valued at $1 million or more — about 1.5% higher than the national average — according to a report from Redfin. Austin has the highest share of million-dollar homes in Texas, followed by Dallas at 6.4%.

• Former Longhorn and NFL quarterback Colt McCoy is stepping away from the ball and into the booth. After 14 seasons and five teams, McCoy is retiring from the NFL to begin a career as a Big Ten analyst for NBC, starting with the Colorado-Nebraska game on Saturday, Sept. 7.

• Wyatt Lindner, a 13-year-old Austin resident, will hit the big screen in the upcoming film “AfrAId,” which opens in theaters during Labor Day weekend. The young actor has already acted in the TV series “Titans,” “Little America” on Apple TV, and has another film called “Carved” premiering this fall. (KXAN)

• A new nut milk will soon hit H-E-B shelves. Non-dairy milk Pecana is made out of 100% Texas pecans and is harvested in San Saba, about two hours northwest of Austin.

• The offensive line shined in the Cowboys’ latest preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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