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I'm finally ordering some eclipse glasses today. In just a few weeks, Texas will fall in the 2024 total solar eclipse's path of totality. And the rare phenomenon won't be visible in the United States for another 20 years.

Here's what makes the eclipse so rare.

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Here's a wildflower identification guide for blooms along Texas highways

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