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Thursday is the vernal equinox—the first day of spring. A cool morning is expected, with low 40s in North Texas, mid-40s in the central region and upper 40s and low 50s to the south. But by afternoon, most areas will see mid-70s to near 80. Fire danger remains elevated across most of the Lone Star State.

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Today's Big Stories

1. Texas Senate passes legislation to allow prayer time in public schools

In a recent development, Texas Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Republican from Galveston, has put forth Senate Bill 11, which aims to authorize prayer time during the school day, challenging the long-standing principle of separation of church and state.

Leveraging a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Washington high school football coach's right to pray during games, Middleton argues that the court's decision negates any barrier between church and state activities in public schools. 

2. University of Texas System implements drag show ban

Just weeks after Texas A&M banned drag shows on all campuses, University of Texas System leaders have followed suit. 

“If the board of regents needs to take further action to make this clear, we will do so,” UT System Board of Regents Chair Kevin Eltife said. He added that the move is to “comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and executive orders, including any restriction on the use of public funds.”

The University of Texas at Austin. (Spectrum News/FILE)

3. Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk's electric-car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. While no injuries have been reported, Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and privately owned cars have been targeted.

There's been a clear uptick since President Donald Trump took office and empowered Musk to oversee a new Department of Government Efficiency that's slashing government spending. Experts on domestic extremism say it's impossible to know yet if the spate of incidents will balloon into a long-term pattern.

4. 'You can't do that': Trump pledges he would not defy court order amid battle with federal judge over deportations

President Donald Trump pledged he never has and never will defy a court order while going on to slam the federal judge who ordered a pause in his efforts to invoke a rarely used law to quickly deport migrants he said are affiliated with a Venezuelan gang.

But Trump, one day after calling for the judge — caught in a still developing legal battle with the White House over the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport migrants — to be impeached, went on to rail against him, referring to him as “rogue” and a “lunatic."

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Nestlé issued a voluntary recall of some Lean Cuisine meals as well as Stouffer's frozen meals because of the presence of a "wood-like material," a press release states.