A Man of Vision: The Bill Wittliff Story, a documentary directed by Elizabeth Mims about late screenwriter Bill Wittliff, premiered Sunday at the State Theatre during the 33rd Austin Film Festival. The film explores Wittliff's career and decision to remain in Austin rather than move to Hollywood.
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After Week 8 college football games, No. 2 BYU lost to UCF and Texas Tech lost to Cincinnati on Oct. 24, shifting standings in the Big 12 and affecting College Football Playoff prospects. Texas beat Ole Miss 34-27 to stay in contention, and LSU beat Mississippi State and Auburn.
BYU, No. 2 ranked team that lost to UCF; UCF, Defeated BYU 39-31 in double overtime; Texas Tech, Red Raiders, lost to Cincinnati 37-24 and 6 more
Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas held a congregation-wide vote on October 25-26 and voted to leave the United Methodist Church. The regional United Methodist governing body has said the vote is not valid under its policy, setting up a dispute over authority and property.
Highland Park United Methodist Church, congregation that voted to leave the denomination; Horizon Texas Annual Conference, regional United Methodist body that disputes validity of vote and has filed lawsuit; Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr., conference leader
Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby said star quarterback Kamario Taylor's availability for the team's Oct. 31 game at No. 11 Texas remains uncertain due to a reaggravated foot injury. Taylor lasted one quarter in Saturday's loss to Oklahoma before exiting with a boot on his right foot.
Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State football coach; Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State quarterback; Billy Puckett, Former walk-on Mississippi State quarterback and 3 more
Daylight saving time in Texas ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks fall back one hour. Texas passed a 2025 law to keep the state on daylight saving time year-round, but it requires congressional authorization and remains inactive.
Texas legislature, passed 2025 law to keep state on daylight saving time year-round; U.S. House, passed federal Sunshine Protection Act; U.S. Senate, bill stalled with no scheduled vote
The Big 12 Conference announced that ESPN and FOX will use a six-day window to determine the broadcast network and kickoff time for West Virginia's November 7 game at Texas Tech.
Big 12 Conference, announced six-day window for game broadcast details
The SEC announced that Texas A&M will play South Carolina on November 7, 2026, at Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN.
SEC, league office that announced game time and TV designation; Texas A&M, visiting team; South Carolina, host team
Mychal Threets, a librarian who gained prominence on TikTok sharing library stories, released a children's picture book titled "I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy." Threets has been selected to host a reboot of the program "Reading Rainbow."