The 2025 Texas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2025, at the NRG Stadium located in Houston, Texas. The 19th annual Texas Bowl game began at approximately 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The Texas Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Kinder's, a maker of barbecue sauce and other seasonings, and officially known as the Kinder's Texas Bowl.
The Houston Cougars from the Big 12 Conference defeated the LSU Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) by a 38–35 score.