Texas Longhorn football is entering a new era with its first SEC game against Mississippi State this weekend, and Austinites, you need to get down to campus for this scene. Tailgating has changed now that several surface parking lots around the Texas Capitol are now buildings, and it’s forbidden on the nice, new grassy mall, but there are still lots of options for pre-partying, especially around Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium. Host Nikki DaVaughn breaks down everything you need to know about tailgating, and spells out how tailgating here is just different, with Megan Grigsby, of UT Tailgaters, who co-hosts a Longhorn-focused podcast and tailgates at every game, home and away; and Laura Hall, the director of commercial parking and special events with the Texas Facilities Commission. 

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