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27 May 2024
DallasTornadoes sweep southern US, claiming 14 lives
Over the holiday weekend, a series of tornado-spawning thunderstorms swept across the Southern Plains and Ozarks in the United States.
07 May 2023
TexasTexas mall shooting: 9 killed, 7 injured; shooter neutralized
At least nine people were reportedly killed and seven others injured after a gunman opened fire at a busy mall in Allen, Texas, United States, on Saturday (local time).
25 Jun 2020
TexasCOVID-19 cases surge in US state after reopening; hospitals suffer
In the United States, Texas has seen a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, resulting in hospitals nearing capacity in Houston—the state's most populous city.
19 May 2018
Donald TrumpTeen, who killed 10 at Texas school, described as loner
The Santa Fe High School in southeast Houston joined the long list of United States' campuses, where students and faculty have been killed by gunmen.
10 Oct 2017
TexasTexas University student shoots cop on campus, arrested
A 19-year-old student of Texas Tech University in Lubbock shot dead a police officer in the campus on the night of October 9. Immediately after the incident, a lockdown was enforced.
31 Aug 2017
TexasChemical plant hit by Hurricane Harvey in Texas explodes
At least two explosions rocked a flooded chemical plant near the Hurricane Harvey-hit city of Houston, Texas.
26 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpGovernor: Texas confronting "very major disaster" from powerful Hurricane Harvey
The category 4 Hurricane Harvey is battering coastal areas of Texas with winds up to 215-kmph after making landfall.