Texas A&M Fires Kevin Sumlin, Arlington Mall Shooting, GOP Plan for the Estate Tax: Your Monday Morning Roundup

Good morning. Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day.☀️ Weather: Mostly sunny and mild with a high of 75 degrees.Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here.Texas A&M fires Kevin Sumlin after six seasonsTexas A&M fired football coach Kevin Sumlin, the university announced Sunday. Sumlin, 53, was 51-26 in six seasons, the second-highest winning percentage of any A&M coach since 1947. In SEC play, the Aggies were 25-23 under Sumlin.His dismissal comes on the heels of A&M's 41-25 loss to No. 18 LSU in the regular-season finale for both programs. A&M finished the regular season with a 7-5 overall record, which is tied for the lowest win total during his tenure."It's a results-oriented profession, just like everybody else's," Sumlin said on Saturday night after the loss to the Tigers on the road.And: It wasn't the present that doomed Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M, it was the past.Also: If Kevin Sumlin needs a job, a school he knows well in the Pac-12 could be interested.  Continue reading...