On Friday, the Texas Longhorns will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Thousands of people are expected to drive north on Interstate 35 on the approximately 200-mile journey from Austin to Arlington on Thursday and Friday.

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

When Texas defeated Arizona State and Ohio defeated Oregon to move on to the Cotton Bowl Classic, fans jumped at the opportunity to see their team in Texas, according to Vivid Seats.

According to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's (ABIA) website, 11 American Airlines flights to the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) were canceled. At the same time, four Southwest Airlines destinations to the Dallas Love Field Airport were also called off.

Texas’ major metropolitan areas experienced massive growth in the last few years as one-third of Texas counties reported declines, according to data published by the Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday night. Ohio State will go on to play Notre Dame in the national championship later this month. Ohio State answered first in the fourth quarter. They took the lead 21-14 with less than eight minutes left in the game.

As for cities and metro areas, Austin remained steady at No. 5, unmoved from 2023’s ranking, while two other Texas areas also made the top 10. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area ...

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Ohio State fans came out in full force at the Cotton Bowl, occupying nearly half of AT&T Stadium for the CFP semifinal matchup vs Texas:

Storm Cora forced the cancelation of hundreds of flights into and out of the Dallas airport a day before the Cotton Bowl, including a flight from Columbus. The travel disruptions as of Thursday come just a day before Ohio State is set to take on the University of Texas at Austin in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington,

A cold weather advisory is in place from midnight until 9 a.m. on Sunday morning, but that's just the beginning.