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America is installing more solar panels and batteries this year than ever before, with 86 gigawatts of new clean energy coming online. That's enough to power 64 million homes and nearly double what we added last year.
The Live Oak Falcons just claimed their second consecutive TAPPS 3A state basketball championship with a thrilling 56-48 victory. Two standout players delivered clutch performances when their team needed it most.
When 11-year-old Milly Cate McClymond prayed for help as floodwaters rose around her Texas summer camp, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan answered that call on his very first mission. The heroic aviation survival technician pulled 165 people to safety during deadly floods and just received the Legion of Merit at the State of the Union address.
A lighting company installed 70 solar streetlights across 3.1 miles of Texas roads in just over 10 hours, earning a Guinness World Record. The breakthrough proves cities can ditch expensive grid connections and light up streets in a single day.
A new state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility is coming to Denton, Texas, bringing cutting-edge radioligand therapy closer to patients across the Southern United States. The 46,000-square-foot plant will create hundreds of specialized jobs while expanding access to revolutionary cancer care.
Texas A&M researchers discovered that natural compounds in dark sweet cherries significantly slowed tumor growth and reduced cancer spread in the most aggressive form of breast cancer. The breakthrough offers new hope for treating triple-negative breast cancer, which has limited treatment options.
Google just signed a deal with energy giant AES to run a Texas data center entirely on clean power. The partnership shows how tech companies are making renewable energy the business standard, not just an eco-friendly extra.
Google's next data center in Texas will use advanced air cooling instead of water, tackling one of tech's biggest environmental challenges. The facility will pair with new clean energy plants to power AI services while protecting local water supplies.
A retired deputy sheriff and his wife are volunteering their time to teach boxing classes that help people with Parkinson's disease improve their movement, balance, and mental health. For a year now, Jose and Maria Gonzalez have been building a supportive community while making measurable differences in their students' lives.
Google is building a revolutionary data center in Texas that eliminates water waste while adding clean energy to the grid. The facility marks a major shift in how tech companies can grow responsibly.
European researchers just published the first comprehensive guide to protecting solar farms from hailstorms, after a single Texas storm destroyed 400,000 panels in 2019. The breakthrough could save billions and keep renewable energy reliable as climate threats grow.
A Texas teen achieved nuclear fusion just two days before his 13th birthday, potentially setting a world record. His mother's new space now helps other young innovators pursue their big dreams.
A nonprofit founded by a breast cancer survivor is hosting mobile mammograms in East Texas this week, making early detection screenings easier for the community. The East Texas Alliance of Hope has spent years helping people catch cancer early, when treatment works best.
America just installed four times more battery storage than it did three years ago, with Texas poised to lead the nation. The surge proves clean energy storage has become essential infrastructure that both red and blue states can't afford to ignore.
After devastating 2025 floods killed 130 people in Central Texas, researchers are studying how disaster volunteers cope with emotional stress. The goal: develop practical ways to protect the mental health of people who step up during crises.
America just added a record 57 gigawatt hours of battery storage to the grid in 2024, enough to power more than 5 million homes. Even better, the boom is happening in red states like Texas, proving clean energy can win on pure economics.
Scientists at Texas A&M have created a "liver-on-a-chip" device that predicts drug side effects better than traditional animal testing. This breakthrough could help safe medications reach patients faster while reducing the need for animal experiments.
A new radiation treatment for advanced prostate cancer is helping patients skip harsh chemotherapy while getting better results. Texas Oncology in Longview is now offering Pluvicto, which delivers radiation directly to cancer cells.
Leaders from Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico met at the center of an international bridge to celebrate decades of cross-border friendship. The annual El Abrazo ceremony brought together U.S. and Mexican officials to reaffirm unity between sister cities.
Nigerian-American aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo earned her PhD at 26 and now leads groundbreaking flight safety research at NASA. She's the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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