🤘 Where to watch the Cotton Bowl

🚙 Drivers Need Car Emissions Tests, Even Under New Rules

Although Texas lawmakers ended mandatory vehicle safety inspections as of Jan. 1, residents in Travis and Williamson counties will still need to get an emissions test done to renew vehicle registration. [KUT]

🎷 Weather, Street Safety, and Austin Blues

It’s my favorite day of the week! I’m on the City Cast Austin podcast today with Host Nikki DaVaughn and Executive Producer Eva Ruth Moravec discussing how the city prepares for bad weather, what’s going on with Sixth Street, the Austin Blues Festival lineup, and more. [City Cast Austin]

🤔 Plea Deal for Nate Paul Being Considered

Lawyers are considering a plea deal for Nate Paul, a real estate developer involved in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial. Paul has been charged with a dozen counts of bank and wire fraud. [KXAN]

🏈 What To Know About UT vs. Ohio State

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock: The University of Texas at Austin football team plays Ohio State tonight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, AKA where the Dallas Cowboys play, in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The Longhorns are going into the game as the underdogs. [Austin American-Statesman]