Top Stories Today: 5.3.2013

The top 5 stories on Statesman.com at 5 p.m.:

1. President Obama coming to Austin Thursday: The last time the president visited Austin was in July 2012.
   
   
2. Rare May front breaks temperature records: Cold weather in Austin, in May?? The temperature broke and 84-year-old record for the date.
   
   
3. Threat made at Westlake High School: On Thursday, parents were informed of increased security at the school after a threat was graffitied on a wall. On Friday, police gave the all-clear that the school was secure.
   
   
4. Florence man charged with manslaughter following wreck: A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged after officials say he walked away from a fatal wreck, leaving his stepbrother’s body inside the car.
   
   
5. Franchione gets new 5-year deal at Texas State: (AP story) Texas State football coach Dennis Franchione has agreed to a five-year contract extension

All Longhorn assistant coaches receive salary bumps

Mack Brown’s assistant football coaches at Texas are receiving a total of about $300,000 in extra salary from their 2011 salaries, according to figures received today by the American-Statesman from the university.

Photo: Ricardo Brazziell/American-Statesman

The players who were a part of the legendary 1941 Longhorn football team are gone, but their legend lives on.

Image courtesy of George Strock TIME, INC.

Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman, whose Aggies started the season ranked in the nation’s top 10 but ended up going 6-6 with a series of second-half collapses, was fired Thursday night.

Sources have told the American-Statesman that A&M will target University of Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin — a former A&M assistant — and Louisville head coach Charlie Strong, among others, as potential replacements.

Longhorns Coach Mack Brown sums up the season so far, explains why the A&M win was a big deal, and how he wants the season to end.

(Source: statesman.com)

Was it the last Hex Rally?

If you ask Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds, he would say no.

Nonetheless, there are no guarantees now that Texas A&M is moving to the SEC. So fans will enjoy this Thanksgiving tradition that dates back more than 100 years.

See more photos of the rally

Many deep and important traditions animate the 117-year-old game between the Aggies and the Longhorns, first played in 1894. One of the oldest rivalries in college football, between schools 100 miles apart, has become so embedded in the soul, culture and identity of Texas that families happily plan holiday festivities around those four quarters at Royal-Memorial Stadium or Kyle Field.

Sunday’s Aggie Supper might have been the Last Aggie Supper.

Photo courtesy of University of Texas

Longhorns’ head coach Mack Brown discusses their upcoming game against Missouri in his press conference today.

(Source: statesman.com)