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Texas sets new solar generation record, topping 33 gigawatts

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The milestone comes as solar production continues to grow rapidly in Texas, where it has recently begun outpacing coal over the course of a year.

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No. 11 Texas stuns No. 3 Gonzaga, advances to Sweet 16

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Travel expert says you should buy all your 2026 plane tickets now

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147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers

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ICE officers set to deploy to airports as delays mount, border czar Homan confirms

Luke Garrett

Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration 'move those lines' while also enforcing immigration law.
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This lab that's determined to discover new drugs isn't where you might expect

Ari Daniel

A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.
An orthopedic surgeon explains the hand injury that has many MLB players on the bench

Ayesha Rascoe, Dave Mistich

Baseball hitters are on a quest for power. But that quest comes at a cost. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas DiLiberti about baseball players suffering hamate injuries.
She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again

Kat McGowan

Kathy Barnes-Lou cared for her mother for 14 years before her death. She learned that caregiving can bring life's purpose into focus, even as it grinds you down.

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As Big Bend area border walls move forward, local landowners gear up for a fight

Advocates are rushing to help landowners with legal aid in sparsely populated rural areas along the Rio Grande in the path of the border wall. The federal government's efforts to contact landowners about the project has hit a snag due to complicated land ownership.
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Houston rodeo attendees react to new dress code requirements

Kyle McClenagan

The revised dress policy was implemented shortly after the carnival section of the event was closed early on Saturday, March 14, due to several fights breaking out.
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Half the nation's oil reserve is in Texas. Here's what a reserve release means for the state

Natalie Weber

The Trump administration recently announced it would release 172 million barrels of oil from the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is located along the Gulf Coast, including two sites in Texas.
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Meet Doolysaurus, the small (and maybe fuzzy) new dinosaur discovered by UT Austin researchers

Raul Alonzo

Doolysaurus gives scientists more insight into connections in lineages between species in North America and Asia.
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Soccer will take center stage in June, but the World Cup offers more experiences than just games

James Hartley

Soccer fans and folks who don't care about the sport will all have opportunities to experience the cultural exchanges, taste cuisines from around the globe and join in on the party and excitement.
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Health care has a burnout problem. Parkland Health joins national effort to address it

Abigail Ruhman

Parkland Health was one of just two Texas-based organizations chosen for a "prestigious" national program designed to address provider burnout and workforce well-being concerns. The National Academy of Medicine selected Dallas County's safety net hospital to join the Change Maker Accelerators program.

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China Spring robotics coach Brendan Smith, center, observes one of his team's robots during a practice session Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The program, in its first year, is preparing for its first UIL state competition on Friday, March 20, 2026.

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