For more Best Things in Texas coverage, read about the Texas Olympians who dominated at the Paris Games, the issue that brought Republicans and Democrats together, the horny toad’s likely comeback, and the Man of the Year, Brisket Powell. For less dignified behavior, read the 2025 Bum Steer Awards. It was the greatest show above Earth—and Texas was in the spotlight. The total solar eclipse that took place on April 8 had towns in the path of totality, which stretched from the southern Hill Country to the northeast corner of the state, preparing for months for the celestial event, which attracted scores of visitors and their dollars to spend on gas, food, lodging, and special viewing glasses.After all, it hadn’t happened here for 124 years…
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