WAXAHACHIE, Texas: The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets, and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nearly 150 years later, one thing hasn't changed: the threat of clouds blocking the view.

Overcast skies are forecast for Monday's (Tuesday in Manila) cosmic wonder across Texas, already packing in eclipse chasers to the delight of small-town businesses.

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