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Nineteen children and two teachers are killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, United States. The gunman, a local 18-year-old high school student, is subsequently killed by police. The gunman had also shot and critically wounded his grandmother earlier in the day.
2022-05-24

SpaceX Starship (prototype SN8) performs the first-time-ever Belly Flop maneuver landing attempt at the Boca Chica launch site in Texas, following a high-altitude test flight with the mostly expected destruction of the vehicle
2020-12-9

A severe storm system brings tornado watches and warnings throughout the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. A "large and dangerous" tornado is confirmed near Gore, Oklahoma. Several other tornadoes are seen by storm chasers.
2018-11-30

Stone tools are found in Texas dating back 15,000 years, being the oldest evidence of humans in North America.
2018-10-24

Tropical depression Harvey becomes a hurricane, expected to make landfall on the Texas coast at Category 3, bringing life-threatening storm surge, rainfall, and wind hazards.
2017-08-24

Texas confirms its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes, becoming the second U.S. state to report a local transmission of the virus after Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the case involves a woman living in Cameron County, who is not pregnant.
2016-11-28

Three people aboard a small plane are killed when the aircraft crashes into a parked car near the Houston, Texas, Hobby Airport.
2016-06-9

A manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot and seriously wounded presiding Travis County, Texas State District Judge Julie Kocurek at the driveway of her home in West Austin, Texas. It was unclear whether she and-or her family members were targeted (they were arriving home) or if it was a botched robbery. She was listed in serious condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin but is expected to recover.
2015-11-7

A mass shooting occurs in east Texas, United States. Four children are killed, all less than 5 years old. ([http:--edition.cnn.com-2011-12-01-justice-texas-mass-shooting-index.html?npt=NP1 CNN])
2011-11-30