Connection time for international flight

Where do you land in Italy and what is your final destination? I might be concerned about my bags enough that I would pack some clothes and toiletries in a carry-on bag in case my checked in luggage didn't get there right away

Just looked up the weather for Dallas and the SE next weekend and it actually looks very good. So only thing to be cautious of is a mechanical or flight crew issue, otherwise should be just fine

50 minutes is too close for me, and I’m a regular traveler.

I usually look for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Any weather, and you’ll have to sweat it out. 50 min and your bags probably won’t make it so carry on if you do it

We do the same because we learned that lesson years ago but some people and particularly some women feel that they have to have all those clothes and the 5 pairs of shoes. Because, god forbid some Italian might see them wearing clothes again that they had laundered on the trip.

To each his own.