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Monday, March 23, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1893, the Fort Worth Stock Yards were incorporated. The Fort Worth livestock market soon became the largest in the Southwest, a designation it would retain until the 1950s, when the industry became increasingly decentralized.

Vice President JD Vance is in Austin today and Dallas tomorrow for fundraisers. Some roads will be shut down.

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Meteorite Hits Spring Woman's Home

A meteor streaked across the Southeast Texas sky Saturday afternoon, and a piece of it likely hit a Spring woman's home.

Reports of a fireball and sonic boom flooded social media shortly after 4:40 p.m. Later that evening, NASA confirmed it detected a meteor that became visible 49 miles above Stagecoach and broke up 29 miles above Bammel.

Seen as far away as DFW and Port Aransas, it was three feet in diameter, weighed roughly a ton, and was traveling at about 35,000 miles per hour.

Residents in the Houston area reported hearing a "long low rumble" that shook their homes. Sherrie James of Spring said she "heard a big boom" and later found a rock in an upstairs bedroom that had ripped a hole through her roof.

Firefighters who examined the rock concluded it was likely from the meteor reported in the area. "I'm very excited to get this, but a little scared," James said. "I'm definitely going to keep it."

'Terafab' Coming to Austin

Tesla and SpaceX plan to build a massive $20 billion chip manufacturing plant in Austin, Elon Musk announced on Saturday, describing the project as "the most epic chip building exercise in history by far."

Musk, the billionaire CEO of both companies, said his vision for the "Terafab" is to produce a terawatt of computing power every year, arguing current suppliers can't meet his companies' demand for advanced AI chips. "We either build the Terafab, or we don't have the chips, and we need the chips, so we build the Terafab," he said.

Musk estimated that 20% of the facility's output would power terrestrial applications, such as Tesla's robotaxi service and Optimus humanoid robots, while the rest would be used to build space-based data centers.

Some critics have questioned the feasibility of Musk's ambitions, pointing to his inexperience in chip manufacturing and the unrealized goals of some of his previous projects.

Record $1.5 Million Paid for Grand Champion Steer

Zinger, the Houston rodeo's 2026 Grand Champion Junior Market Steer, sold for $1.5 million during an auction on Saturday, shattering the previous record of $1 million set in 2022 and tied in 2024.

The steer, named for the Hostess devil's food cake snacks, was shown by 15-year-old Mason Grady of Grandview and purchased by Trinity River Land & Cattle Co. "You can have a lot of fourth-and-ones in your career, but you can only have one of these," said Grady, a running back who hopes to play for Texas A&M.

The $750,000 paid for the Reserve Grand Champion, a Charolais steer named Ryan, was also a record. It was the third time 18-year-old Jett Hale of Miami, Texas, had shown the second-place steer.

Since its inception in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has contributed over $660 million to youth and education programs, including a record $30 million this year.

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➤ Elon Musk has offered to pay the salaries of TSA employees as the partial government shutdown enters a fifth week. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz has suggested passing legislation to fund ICE through budget reconciliation to sidestep partisan gridlock over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. (More)

➤ Denton County: A man was arrested after allegedly throwing a bucket of human bones over the fence of the FBI's Dallas office. Michael Chadwick Fry is accused of stealing an urn from Oklahoma City and a coffin from a Denton cemetery. (More)

➤ Lake Dallas: An explosion and fire destroyed a home Thursday, sending one person to the hospital and prompting the evacuation of several neighbors. Atmos Energy is making repairs and has coordinated hotel stays for those affected. (More)

➤ Travis County: District Attorney Jose Garza allegedly discussed the city of Austin's potential culpability in injuries caused by police officers' use of rubber bullets during the George Floyd protests in 2020. An officer charged with aggravated assault asked the court to dismiss his case because Garza reportedly failed to disclose the conversations with his attorneys. (More)

➤ Harris County: A deputy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man at a gas station in February of last year. (See Details)

➤ Dallas: Road crews will begin removing 30 rainbow-colored crosswalks today after the city's request for an exemption from Gov. Greg Abbott's October directive was rejected. Officials are hosting three public forums over the next month to discuss neighborhood identity and potential projects for consideration in the affected areas. (More)

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➤ No. 5 seed Texas Tech men's basketball lost to No. 4 Alabama 90-65 Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. (More)

➤ No. 1 seed Texas women's basketball crushed No. 8 Oregon 100-58 on Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Madison Booker scored 40 points to lead the Longhorns. (More)

➤ No. 3 seed TCU women's basketball came from behind to beat No. 6 Washington 62-59 in overtime, also advancing to the Sweet 16 in the tourney. (More)

➤ No. 6 seed Baylor women's basketball lost to No. 3 Duke 69-46 in the second round of the tournament. Duke's Delaney Thomas scored 17 points as the Blue Devils never trailed and held Baylor to its lowest scoring performance of the season. (More)

➤ No. 7 Texas Tech women's basketball fell to No. 2 seed LSU 101-47 in the tournament, as the Tigers set a Division I record with their 16th 100-point game. LSU was led by Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams, who scored 24 points each. (More)

➤ Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant scored 27 points and passed Michael Jordan for fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with a fourth-quarter 3-pointer in a 123-122 win over Miami. (More)

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➤ A Houston bar issued a legal notice accusing neighbors of harassment and false reviews amid an ongoing dispute over a towering playground that allows children to peer into the yards of nearby residents. (More)

➤ Anderson County is getting a $16 billion natural gas power plant as part of a $550 billion investment in the U.S. from Japan, according to a statement from the White House. A timeline for the 5.2 gigawatt facility was not provided. (More)

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➤ Kiana Barrera, an ICU nurse from Eagle Pass, won $39,000 in prizes during the St. Patrick's Day episode of The Price Is Right. Barrera called the opportunity a dream come true, recalling how she watched the show after class while attending Texas A&M International University. (More)

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➤ The Lindale home where country star Miranda Lambert lived for several years when she was a teenager has hit the market for $1.59 million. Built in 1923, the 4,643-square-foot farmhouse has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. (See Photos)

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