A 993-foot, 71-story hotel and condo tower has been proposed at 400 Congress Ave., which would make it Austin’s second-tallest building behind the 1,025-foot Waterline, with 221 hotel rooms and 87 condos. (read more)

Texas moved up to No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings after beating Missouri 34-20, and now heads to Baton Rouge to face No. 21 LSU on Saturday at 6:30pm. (read more)

Tesla will begin winding down Cybertruck production at Giga Texas around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab output, Elon Musk said. (read more)

Cedar Park’s Firefly Aerospace landed a three-year deal worth more than $1.3 billion to supply rocket engines to AST SpaceMobile. (read more)

Hotel Trinity opened downtown at 311 E. Fifth St. with a seafood restaurant, The Yacht Club, and a rooftop live music series in partnership with Antone’s. (read more)

Los Angeles chain Urth Caffè is building its Texas flagship at the former Cenote building on East César Chávez, and could open as early as spring 2027. (read more)

Austin’s median home price sits at $410,000, about 25% below the May 2022 peak, with 15,979 active listings and 5.4 months of inventory. (read more)

Two new Riverside music venues opening in 2027 announced their first shows: Moonline in the former Emo’s space, and the 4,000-capacity United Heritage Hall with Run the Jewels, deadmau5 and ZZ Top. (read more)

Emery, a new steakhouse from the Intero and Poeta team, opened on Burnet Road, and vegetarian restaurant The Butcher’s Daughter opens Sunday on South Congress. (read more)

Official Spurs Watch Party w/ T-shirt giveaway & raffle at Little Woodrow’s at The Domain, 6pm (tipoff 7pm)

Treaty Oak Revival: West Texas Degenerate Tour w/ 80 Acres & Austin Meade at Moody Center, 7pm (Tickets)

Best Day Ever Foundation Gala: Kindness Moves Mountains at JW Marriott, 6:30–10:30pm (Tickets)

Jeremy Piven at Cap City Comedy Club, 7pm & 9:15pm (Tickets)

Central Machine Works 7 Year Anniversary w/ The Nude Party (Free) at Central Machine Works (Details)

Not Another Fitness Influencer Event: Austin Fitness Community’s 8 Year Celebration (Free) at Kollective, 9am–2pm (RSVP)

Coffee & Chill Austin at East End Ballroom, 10am–12pm (pre-event HIIT & run club at 9am) (Details)

Honky Tonk Fest w/ Rattlesnake Milk, The Deslondes & Summer Dean at Star Hill Ranch, doors 11am (Tickets)

Chisos 7th Anniversary w/ The Reeves Brothers & Johnny McGowan’s Rugged Gents (Tickets)

Texas Longhorns at LSU, 6:30pm on ABC

Switchfoot w/ Anberlin at Stubb’s, 7pm (Tickets)

Jeremy Piven at Cap City Comedy Club, 7pm & 9:30pm (Tickets)

Gran Moreno w/ Flavor Saver at Still Austin Quarter, 7:30pm (DJ Hot Moon Vinyl in the Vinyl Lounge, 7–10pm)

Central Machine Works 7 Year Anniversary w/ Being Dead (Free) at Central Machine Works (Details)

10th Annual Austin Mac & Cheese Festival: Camp Mac & Cheese at Star Hill Ranch, 12–3pm (VIP 11am) (Tickets)

Central Machine Works 7 Year Anniversary w/ MarchFourth (Free) at Central Machine Works (Details)

PGA TOUR Austin Championship at Omni Barton Creek, Fazio Canyons (Nov 12–15) (Tickets)

Seismic Dance Event 9.0 at The Concourse Project (Nov 13–15) (Tickets)

Texas Book Festival (Free) in Downtown Austin, Sat 10am–5pm & Sun 11am–5pm (Schedule)

Austin Studio Tour, Weekend 1 (Free) at 309 locations, 11am–5pm (Nov 14–15) (Map)

Mosswood Renaissance Faire at Ani’s Day & Night, 10am–7pm (Nov 14–15)

Creek Show at Waterloo Greenway, 6–10pm nightly (Nov 13–21) (Tickets)

Wurstfest in New Braunfels (through Nov 15) (Tickets)

Nov 20: The ROW Spelling Bee at Eberly, doors 7pm (Details)

Nov 21–22: Austin Studio Tour, Weekend 2 (Free) (Map)

Dec 10–23: Austin Trail of Lights at Zilker Park (Tickets)