The Associated Press

The Onion's bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars is scheduled to return to a Texas courtroom. A federal judge in Houston is set to hold a hearing Monday on whether a bankruptcy auction was run properly as Jones alleges collusion and fraud.

No. 12 Southern Methodist will face No. 5 Penn State in the opening round of the College Football Playoff after edging Alabama in the final rankings.

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns wasted no time positioning themselves as one of the teams to beat in the Southeastern Conference. In their first season as an SEC member, they posted the best record during the regular season and earned a spot against No. 5 Georgia in the league championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

SMU had no problems handling the jump to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now the No. 8 Mustangs will look to complete an unbeaten run through the ACC in their inaugural season when they face perennial conference power Clemson on Saturday night in Charlotte.

A federal judge has rejected a deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people.

The Tarrant County jury on Wednesday sentenced 44-year-old Jason Thornburg to death. He'd been found guilty of capital murder last month in the deaths of 42-year-old David Lueras, 34-year-old Lauren Phillips and 33-year-old Maricruz Mathis.

Beginning on Dec. 4, flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. For passengers, that means returning their seats to an upright position and other pre-landing procedures earlier than before.

The rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University is a grudge match that dates to 1894. The No. 3 Longhorns and No. 20 Aggies finally meet again Saturday night in College Station with a berth in the SEC championship game on the line.

The board has heard emotional testimony from parents, teachers and advocates for and against the lesson plans earlier this week. If approved, Texas would become the first state to sign off on a curriculum of this kind.

FC Dallas has appointed Eric Quill as the Major League Soccer club’s new head coach. Quill takes over for Peter Luccin, who served as Dallas’ interim head coach after Nico Estevez was dismissed in June.

Officials say a piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a game against Houston.

The Dallas-based restaurant chain TGI Fridays says it has filed for bankruptcy protection as it looks for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of the casual dining brand.