UT Austin Tightens Admission Threshold

The University of Texas at Austin announced it will limit automatic admissions for in-state students to those in the top 5% of their high school class in 2026.

That’s down from the current 6%, which has been in place since 2017.

The change comes after the school received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall. Last year, around 42,000 undergraduate students were enrolled at UT Austin.

Overturned Cattle Truck Kills 40 Cows

A cattle truck carrying 80 or so cows overturned on a bridge crossing I-30 in Arlington Monday evening, killing around 40 of them and blocking traffic in both directions.

One cow escaped the trailer and was hit and killed by another vehicle. A forklift was used to remove the dead cattle, while those that survived were loaded into other trucks.

Police say the driver—who was not hurt—misjudged how much space he needed to turn onto Baird Farm Road after exiting the interstate, causing the truck to flip over.

The intersection was cleaned by a hazmat crew before being reopened Tuesday morning.

The Best Cheeseburgers in Texas

Today is National Cheeseburger Day! Here are some of the best spots to grab this American classic in the Lone Star State.

Reader’s Digest says Tookie’s in Kemah outside Houston has the best burger in the state. This ’70s-inspired barbecue joint has been grilling up perfectly charred burgers for more than 30 years.

Lifestyle blog InsideHook has provided a list of the ten best burger joints in the state, including Stanton’s City Bites in Houston, Sky Rocket Burger in Dallas, and Mr. Juicy in San Antonio.

Of course, if you’re just looking for a great deal, you can’t go wrong with this list of promotions from the nation’s biggest burger chains.

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‘Eat’ 1 Scoop of This Odd Fruit Before Breakfast to Help Burn Calories Faster

In one study, researchers discovered fat loss was “significantly greater” in the participants who ate this fruit every day.

They also noticed that subcutaneous fat — the frustrating layer of fat around your middle — was also reduced.

Before you eat breakfast… ‘Eat’ 1 scoop of this tropical fruit to switch your metabolism ON for the day!

⇒ This Odd “Abdominal Fat Burning Fruit” Reboots Your Slow Metabolism (Burn Calories Faster)

➤ Denton: The University of North Texas Health Science Center discontinued a program in which they dissected and sold the unclaimed bodies of deceased community members after an NBC investigation exposed the project. (See Details)

➤ Midland: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook West Texas Monday night around 7:40 p.m., becoming the third in the state since 2017 to register greater than a 5 on the Richter scale. (See Details)

➤ La Porte: The massive pipeline fire ignited by a car crash on Monday continued to burn throughout the day Tuesday. Several families have been displaced, and two homes have been declared total losses. (See Photos)

➤ Laredo: A roof collapse on the Mexican side of the World Trade Bridge has delayed cross-border traffic since Sunday. (Watch Video)

➤ El Paso: The city received two grants from the Federal Aviation Administration totaling $27.7 million to upgrade the taxiways and replace part of the terminal roof at the El Paso International Airport. (More)

➤ Austin: The board of regents for Concordia University Texas named Dr. Kristi Kirk the school’s next president and CEO. Kirk has served as the university’s provost and executive vice president since 2015. (More)

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➤ Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon has criticized the NFL for overlooking what appeared to be an illegal “hip drop” tackle in Sunday’s game, saying they need to “put their money where their mouth is.” (More)

➤ Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve made this smooth glove flip play to start an inning-ending double play. (See Video)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: MLB | WNBA

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➤ American Airlines cut four routes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, reducing the carrier’s footprint at the airport to ten destinations. American offered direct flights to 21 locations at the beginning of the year. (More)

➤ The not-for-profit Texas Dow Employees Credit Union announced plans to merge with Houston-based Space City Credit Union and rebrand as Space City Financial. The move will create an organization with 38 branches in Texas and nearly 400,000 members with $5 billion in assets. (More)

➤ Plano-based homebuilder Green Brick Partners plans to build 2,200 homes on 557 acres it purchased northwest of Celina, one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation. (See Details)

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Best Fruit To Fight Belly Fat

Millions of seniors across America struggle with stubborn abdominal fat, which can be difficult to shed even when a healthy lifestyle is adopted.

New research has uncovered why that is: the metabolism decreases during aging and makes it easier for seniors to gain weight, especially in the abdominal region.

Not only is abdominal fat, also called visceral fat or ‘belly fat,’ unsightly, it can lead to an increased risk of a number of health conditions.

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➤ A channel catfish weighing 20 pounds and measuring over 30 inches was caught in the Frio River by an angler fittingly named Fisher Rimkus. Officials say the catch is likely a record for the river. (See Photo)

➤ The Texas Rangers baseball team commissioned a Dallas art studio to make 25 bronze baseballs to be used in a multi-city scavenger hunt. So far, 14 baseballs have been found throughout the Metroplex. (See Photos)

➤ A mysterious pink glow observed in Temple this weekend was likely produced by blue and red lights used in the greenhouse of a local lettuce farm. Revol Greens, the company that operates the farm, said the blackout shades in its greenhouse malfunctioned. (See Photos)

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Do you like pickles on your cheeseburger?

1. Yes
2. No
3. I don’t like cheeseburgers

Yesterday’s Results:

Have you ever been elected to any role?

1. Yes: 54.1%
2. No: 45.9%

What Northeast Texas banker’s estate funded the establishment of a prominent astronomical observatory in 1932?

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