Hello, NCAA selection committee. Sure you’re all a little busy but here’s a little unsolicited advice. Texas needs an invite. Yes, we know the unranked, unappreciated, un-a lot of things Longhorns were left for dead after losing to arch-rival Oklahoma in their regular-season finale less than a week ago to fall to an unimpressive 6-12 in SEC play.

Due to high winds and dry conditions, all of North and Central Texas are under a red flag warning Friday. The conditions create a “dangerous” risk of wildfires, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.

A dangerous combination of ferocious winds, dry lands and cratering humidity levels are bringing an "extremely critical" fire threat to millions across wide swaths of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday, including multiple urban areas.

A United States House Foreign Affairs committee meeting came to a sudden halt Tuesday after an exchange over gender titles between a Republican legislator from Texas and a transgender Democratic committee member.