What's it like for migrants on Abbott's trips from Texas to Chicago? We followed one bus to find out

Plus: More on the 'Tower of mansions' fight. Most popular degrees at Texas colleges. A Bellaire family's tragic accident. 

View in browser FALL SALE! Unlimited Digital Access: 6 Months for 99¢. Subscribe Today. By Rebecca Hennes Web Producer rebecca.hennes@chron.com Texas means business. More Texas college students are continuing to pursue degrees in business, marketing and management, solidifying them as the most popular fields of study for undergraduates in the state for the last decade. The Chronicle's Anastasia Goodwin writes degrees in health professions – the second-most-popular field of study in 2021 – were awarded at a much lower rate than business and marketing degrees, according to new data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Here's a look at the most popular degrees and bachelor's programs for students at Houston universities, Texas colleges and HBCUs.  Today will be slightly cooler than yesterday, with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the 60s.      Today's top story   Photo: Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News We followed one of Abbott's migrant buses from Texas to Chicago Journalists for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News set out to follow one of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star buses offering asylum seekers rides to liberal northern cities, to learn what the experience is like for the thousands of people who have found themselves at the center of a national debate.   Five other stories to read today   Bellaire community remembers mother, 2 daughters killed in Waller crash. Friends, classmates and the Bellaire community are mourning the loss of a mother and her daughters, who all died in a car wreck in Waller County on Sunday on a drive home from Texas A&M University.    Ken Paxton's bullying of Texas high court fails. [Editorial] "All-Republican criminal appeals court defies pressure, politics and follows law in ruling against Attorney General Ken Paxton again," writes the Editorial Board.    Davis Mills must be better moving forward. His clock is ticking. Texans players say Davis Mills' struggles aren't all his fault but in his second year the pressure is building on the quarterback to show improvement.   Zoot suits inspired an El Paso artist's Museum District exhibit. Troy Montes Michie's first solo exhibition, "Rock of Eye," at Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston is an homage to the zoot suit's significance and history in sculpture, collage, painting and drawing form.   One last thing ...   I'll use this space to remind you that the Houston Chronicle published a major project visualizing how the Ike Dike will transform Galveston. The Ike Dike will be massive and has the potential to alter Galveston island forever — and it's no guarantee of protection.  Be sure to check out our interactive, fly-through tour. (And in case you're new here), this is why it's called the Ike Dike, as well as a look back on Hurricane Ike's devastation from 14 years ago.  — Rebecca, who will be talking about this project forever    FALL SALE: Get 6 Months for 99¢ Unlimited Digital Access Act Now No Commitment | Cancel Anytime Unsubscribe  |  Manage Preferences  |  Privacy Notice Houston Chronicle 4747 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027 © 2022 Hearst Communications