Texas Game Wardens are gearing up for traffic on the lakes this Memorial Day weekend. They warned of boating dangers and offered safety tips.

Food Network star Katie Lee Biegel stops by the TODAY kitchen to share her sweet tea brined oven-fried chicken that is perfect for Memorial Day weekend. She also highlights her bacon ranch potato salad and a Texas sheet cake.

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out this list of events and activities around East Texas.

AAA Texas said the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.19, which is the same price when compared to this day last week and 42 cents less per gallon when compared to this day last year.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.

HOUSTON — Heat and humidity are back! Whew it is going to be a hot end to the week and weekend. Temperatures return to the mid 90s with heat index back in the low 100s.

Over 130 will ruck nine miles in Palo Duro Canyon to honor fallen heroes during the annual Memorial Day Ruck Up event.

The green flag will drop on NASCAR’s longest race at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday night, marking the start of the 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The event has become a Memorial Day tradition on the Cup circuit,