Happy Father’s Day and official start to Summer Equinox! Summer Solstice started at 3:24 a.m. on Sunday, and is the longest day of the year. Expect the day to last 14 hours and 19 minutes.

The start of summer will be hot! Most of the North Texas area will see sunshine and dry conditions, though a few afternoon storms will be possible east of I-35. Lightning, gusty winds, and localized flooding due to heavy rainfall are the highest threats.

When it comes to training the doctors and researchers who will staff hospitals, Texas holds its own on the world stage. 

Several Texas health and medical institutions landed on U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-27 Best Global Universities list, with three cracking the global top 500 — led by UT Southwestern Medical Center at No. 113.

The list considered 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance and reputation, ranking the world’s 2,250 top universities.

Here’s a look at how some major public and private health care and medical universities in Texas fared on the list.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Global Ranking: No. 113.

Location: Dallas, Texas.

Type: Public university.

Baylor College of Medicine

Global Ranking: No. 144.

Location: Houston, Texas.

Type: Private university.

University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston

Global Ranking: No. 324.

Location: Houston, Texas.

Type: Public university.

University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston

Global Ranking: No. 599.

Location: Galveston, Texas.

Type: Public university.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Global Ranking: No. 1,871.

Location: Lubbock, Texas.

Type: Public university.

Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.