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The purchase of conspiracy theory website "InfoWars" to the satirical news content maker "The Onion" is put on hold by a Texas judge after lawyers representing "InfoWars" founder Alex Jones claimed to find irregularities in the auctioning process. "The Onion" say they plan to complete their purchase.
2024-11-15

Four people are killed and several others are injured after a tornado rips through the town of Matador, Texas, United States.
2023-06-21

Blue Origin launches four crew into sub-orbit on a New Shepard rocket from its Corn Ranch spaceport in Van Horn, Texas. The crew includes Blue Origin Vice President Audrey Powers, NASA engineer Chris Boshuizen, space tourist Glen de Vries, and actor William Shatner. Shatner, best known for his portrayal of Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" media franchise, becomes the oldest ever person in space at the age of 90.
2021-10-13

Blue Origin launches its first crew onboard its New Shepard rocket to outer space. The mission was crewed by American billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, pilot and Mercury 13 candidate Wally Funk and Dutch student Oliver Daemen. Funk and Daemen respectively become the oldest and youngest people ever to travel to space.
2021-07-20

"Blue Origin" successfully launches its New Shepard 3 rocket and completes the tenth sub-orbital test flight, reaching an altitude of 106.9 km (351,000 ft), carrying its crew capsule and making a controlled upright landing in West Texas.
2019-01-23

Aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin tests its New Shepard reusable launch system in Van Horn, Texas.
2016-10-5

At least two people are reported dead following a shooting at Lackland Air Force Base, in the U.S. state of Texas.
2016-04-8

The Obama Administration and the International Rescue Committee ask a federal judge to reject attempts by Texas to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state. Later, the Texas Attorney General withdraws the state’s December 2, 2015 request for a temporary restraining order.
2015-12-4

Blue Origin launches the unmanned rocket New Shephard to the edge of space (100.5 km) and lands safely upright on its original launch pad in Texas, becoming the first organization to do so.
2015-11-23

Eddie Ray Routh is found guilty of the 2013 murder of United States Navy SEALs' sniper Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield in Texas. Routh is automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
2015-02-24