`King of the Hill' creator to be honored (AP)

AUSTIN, Texas - Mike Judge, creator of Fox's "King of the Hill," will be inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame next month.

Judge, who lives in Austin, and Morgan Fairchild, known for her various film and TV roles, will join previously announced inductees Thomas Haden Church, Jayne Mansfield and the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," the Austin Film Society said Wednesday.

The ceremony will be held March 7.

The Texas Film Hall of Fame, located at the Austin Film Society's Austin Studios, recognizes actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, filmmakers and movies that are from, influenced or inspired by the Lone Star State.

Previous inductees include Dennis Quaid, Marcia Gay Harden, Forest Whitaker, Sissy Spacek and Owen Wilson.

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