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The road to Omaha, which began back in February for Texas and LSU, ends tonight as the two teams meet in the deciding game of the College World Series (6 pm, ESPN).

Following a 7-6 extra-inning loss on Monday, the Texas Longhorns are on the brink of elimination in the College World Series. Texas must win tonight to force a third and deciding game against the LSU Tigers.

It's a college baseball clash of the titans as Texas takes on LSU tonight in the finals of the College World Series in Omaha. The traditional powers have combined for 11 national titles and both have reached the best-of-three final series without losing a game in Omaha. Tonight's game begins at 6 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN2.

Texas and Arizona State play again tonight to determine who will advance to the final round of the College World Series in Omaha. Texas is undefeated in the double-elimination tournament, so the Sun Devils must defeat the Longhorns twice this weekend to move on. A win by Texas either tonight or Sunday puts the Longhorns in the final matchup against either Arkansas or LSU.

Texas survived an ugly first-round game against Southern Mississippi, and their reward is a matchup with one of the top pitchers in the College World Series: Arizona State's Mike Leake. The Longhorns will counter with their own ace, Chance Ruffin, who is coming off a complete-game victory over TCU in the super regional round. Tonight's game will begin at 6 pm and be shown on ESPN2.

The Longhorn baseball team begins their quest for seventh national championship Sunday, taking on Southern Mississippi in the opening round of the College World Series.

After splitting a pair of games over the weekend, Texas and TCU meet again tonight to determine who goes to the College World Series.

Over 450,000 Texans voted for the new license plate design, shown above, which features the new 7-character numbering system. The digitally-produced, full color plate depicts the Davis Mountains, Texas' most extensive mountain range, and will be available as soon as the Travis County tax assessor's office exhausts its supply of the current 6-character plates.

In less than 24 hours, the Texas baseball team put together a pair of classic moments to win a regional title and move one step closer to the College World Series.

The Texas baseball team has been selected as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA baseball tournament. After winning the Big 12 tournament title on Sunday, The Longhorns will host one of 16 regional tournaments that begin Friday.

The Texas women's golf team is headed to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year after a fourth-place finish in the West Regionals. Coach Martha Richards has now taken her team to the national finals in each of her two years with the program.

CIA contractors behind harsh interrogation methods? Rove will be interviewed by federal prosecutors for the criminal investigation into the Bush administration attorney firings. Military tribunals will be held at Gitmo again, with some changes. Texas Parks and Wildlife suspending their Wildlife Expo for two years citing sponsorship revenue decline. Our governor still hinting at secession. "The old adage that 'first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage' just no longer holds true." Happy Americorps week!

Four Longhorns, led by defensive end Brian Orakpo, were selected in this weekend's NFL Draft. Orakpo went to the Washington Redskins as the 13th player selected in the first round. Defensive tackle Roy Miller was picked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round, while the Chicago Bears chose defensive end Henry Melton in the fourth round and the St. Louis Rams selected running back Chris Ogbonnaya in the seventh.

As the Statesman points out this morning, last night's episode of The Colbert Report featured the host poking fun at our governor's recent secession antics, saying, “Oklahoma better get to work on that border fence.”

University of Texas junior swingman Damion James will declare himself eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft but does not plan to hire an agent, he announced today.

A University of Texas team travels to Sweden this week for the world's most prestigious computer programming competition, the Battle of the Brains.

Moderated by wine maven Jane Nickles of the Texas Culinary Academy, this tasting event will feature three different dishes, each accompanied by two different wines. The dishes will draw from the culinary history of our state, demonstrating a variety of cultural and historical influences.

State agencies would need special approval to update their computers to Microsoft's Vista operating system under the terms of a proposed budget provision.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock are three of Texas' most respected and reliable names in music. All three have had thriving solo careers (as well as other collaborative efforts) since the '70s, but as the Flatlanders, their unique gifts combine to create unforgettable country.

University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido will miss the first four games of the season on suspension after his arrest last week on drunk-driving charges.

How things have changed.

With the eye of the storm now out of Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ike has the potential to strengthen severely before hitting somewhere along the Texas coast.

Part One: Longhorn Offense

After a unanimous vote, the Harrold Independent School District will be the first in the nation to allow teachers to bring guns into their classrooms starting this fall – and not a single parent has contested the new plan.

This is the second of a four-part series previewing the upcoming college football season for the Longhorns and teams across the Big 12. Subsequent articles will be posted every Friday leading up to the home opener on August 30. Today, the Longhorn defense.

In an unprecedented move being hailed by environmentalists and advocates of energy reform, the Texas Public Utility Committee voted 2 to 1 for preliminary approval of the largest investment in renewable energy in the history of the United States. With 35 states currently producing some sort of wind power, PUC Commissioner Paul Hudson boasted that this new initiative would have Texas, already the leader when it comes to most megawatts produced, generating more than the 14 next-highest states combined.

Former Texas point guard D.J. Augustin was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Augustin’s selection makes Texas the only school in the nation to have had a player taken in the top ten in each of the last three NBA Drafts, joining former Longhorn standouts Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge.

Republican Market, a Florida-based website devoted to all things GOP, was recently spotted at the Republican State Convention in Houston with a booth offering the latest round of politically shallow and morally irresponsible pins declaring "If Obama is President...will we still call it the White House?"

As Texas' career leading three-point shooter, Abrams declared for the draft in late April along with point guard DJ Augustin, but maintained his NCAA eligibility by not hiring an agent. Augustin is widely projected as a mid to late lottery pick.

Amidst a $10 million renovation effort, the historic Governor's Mansion caught fire last night and nearly burned to the ground before firefighters were able to put out the blaze.