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Starting April 1, Texans will no longer be allowed to use food stamps to buy sweetened beverages and candy.
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Superconductivity is the ability to transmit energy without any resistance when an object is cooled to a certain temperature. For more than 30 years, that temperature was 220 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Researchers at the University of Houston broke that record, raising it by 32 degrees. -
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Deportations of Mexicans dropped to 144,000 in 2025, roughly half the annual figure under President Biden, according to data analyzed by Quinto Elemento Lab, an investigative news organization. President Trump's beefed-up border security may have deterred many from Mexico from attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. -
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo had a record-breaking weekend of auctions. The bids largely go toward funding scholarships and educational programs for the rodeo.
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