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No injuries reported after vessel catches fire near Texas City Dike, Coast Guard officials say
Monday, May 25, 2026 10:18PM
TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a vessel caught fire near the Texas City Dike on Tuesday afternoon, according to Coast Guard officials.
The incident happened at 1:15 p.m., when a 38-foot recreational vessel caught fire, Coast Guard officials said. At 2:15 p.m., a good Samaritan took on the 11 people aboard the vessel, including five adults and six children, Coast Guard officials added.
Authorities said the 11 people, who were transferred to a 45-foot Response Boat Medium from Coast Guard Galveston, were later taken to Galveston Yacht Basin.
At this time, it is unclear what caused the fire.
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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.
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