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A candlelight vigil was held in Sutherland Springs last night

Small town America rocked by latest mass shooting

With just two petrol stations, one post office and a few hundred residents, Sutherland Springs was too tiny to be incorporated as a city, but it became a focus of global attention when it suffered the worst mass shooting in modern Texas history.

World • 06 Nov 17

Law enforcement and forensic officials outside the church following the shooting

26 people killed in Texas church shooting

Twenty-six people were killed after a gunman opened fire during a church service in southeast Texas yesterday, officials have said.

World • 06 Nov 17

Money requested could run into billions of dollars

White House seeks emergency Congress funding for Texas

The White House has said it will ask Congress for emergency funding to help pay for recovery in Texas and Louisiana from Storm Harvey, as officials say the number of homes affected has hit 100,000.

World • 01 Sep 17

People were rescued by boats, which travelled down flooded roadways (Pic: Seán O'Loughlin)

Irishman shares video of evacuation from Texas floods

An Irishman who has lived in Texas for 15 years has described seeing floodwaters "creep up" the steps to his house in Texas before he and his family were evacuated amid the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

hurricane harvey • 30 Aug 17

People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes

Trump says Houston response 'being handled very well'

US President Donald Trump has said he would talk with Congress about how to fund what will be a very expensive recovery from Hurricane Harvey as deadlines loom on the US budget and federal debt ceiling.

World • 28 Aug 17

Senior executives from NextDecade are in Cork today to brief stakeholders

US firm to ship €300m of natural gas to Cork Harbour

A US energy company has announced details of a project to ship more than €300 million worth of natural gas per year from its gas field in Texas to Cork Harbour, to be piped into the national grid.

Business • 02 Aug 17

The deal for Oncor is a bold bet by Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway Energy in deal for Oncor

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said it would acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company.

Business • 07 Jul 17

The shootings took place in downtown Austin, Texas

Texas police seek suspect in Austin shooting

Police in Texas said they were seeking a person of interest in an overnight shooting that that left a young woman dead and four others injured.

News • 02 Aug 16

The hot air balloon crashed in a field near the Texas city of Lockhart

16 people die in Texas hot air balloon crash

The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed the deaths of 16 people after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a field near the central Texas city of Lockhart today.

News • 30 Jul 16

Officers took cover as shots rang out in downtown Dallas

Dallas shooter 'wanted to kill white people'

A black US army reservist who served in the Afghan war and said he wanted to "kill white people" took part in an attack in which five police officers were shot dead, officials said.

News • 09 Jul 16

At least 12 killed in Texas flooding

At least 12 people, including five soldiers, have died in Texas due to torrential rain in the past week which has also damaged hundreds of homes and led the state to evacuate three prison facilities.

News • 03 Jun 16

A heavily damaged residence is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas

At least 43 dead after US storms and tornadoes

Storms hit the US south, southwest and midwest over the Christmas weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

News • 28 Dec 15

Debris and a road sign sit on the bank of the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas

US, Latin America hit by extreme weather

At least 25 people have died in tornados and severe flooding in the southern United States with more severe weather expected across the central US.

News • 28 Dec 15

Waco police have made multiple arrests after the shooting (Pic: Waco Police Department)

Nine dead after shootout in carpark of Texas bar

Nine people have been killed and 18 injured after a shootout between rival biker gangs in the car park of a bar in Waco, Texas.

News • 18 May 15

Two gunmen were shot dead by police when they attempted to storm an exhibition in Texas

IS claims responsibility for Texas attack

The so-called Islamic State militant group this morning claimed responsibility via its official radio station for a gun attack on an anti-Muslim event in Texas over the weekend.

World • 05 May 15

Teresa Romero was cleared of the deadly virus by doctors at Madrid's Carlos III hospital this week

Five discharged after Ebola tests in Spain

A Spanish hospital has released five patients who had been under observation in an isolation ward after having been in contact with a nurse who was infected with Ebola.

News • 23 Oct 14

Specialist cleaning crews seal off the apartment where the health care worker lives

First case of Ebola contracted in US confirmed

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola, the first case contracted on US soil.

News • 12 Oct 14

Members of a cleaning unit sanitize the apartment where the Ebola patient previously stayed

US Ebola patient 'fighting for his life'

An Ebola patient hospitalised in Texas is "fighting for his life," a day after the man's condition worsened from serious to critical.

News • 05 Oct 14

Rick Perry says the children have been identified and are being monitored

US Ebola patient had contact with children

A man who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the US state of Texas came in contact with young children, according to Texas Governor Rick Perry.

News • 01 Oct 14

Military police direct traffic outside Fort Hood military base (Pic: EPA)

Gunman among four dead in shooting at US army base

US officials have confirmed that four people have been killed in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

News • 03 Apr 14

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its supply of pentobarbital will reach its expiration date in September

Texas to run out of execution drug next month

The US state of Texas is running out of a sedative used for lethal injections for the second time in 13 months.

News • 02 Aug 13

Worst-hit city was Granbury where a tornado tore through two neighbourhoods

Six killed as tornadoes hit parts of Texas

At least six people were killed and up to 100 injured as a number of tornadoes devastated parts of Texas.

News • 16 May 13

Location of the fertiliser plant near Waco

Rescue teams continue Texas blast search

Rescue teams are continuing to search the charred rubble of homes in a small Texas town for survivors of a fiery explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant.

News • 18 Apr 13

One witness said the train track crossing gates did not make their usual warning noise

Four killed, 17 injured in Texas rail crash

A parade in Texas featuring wounded veterans has been struck by a train, killing four people and injuring as many as 17 others.

News • 16 Nov 12

The possession and sale of marijuana remains a federal offence

Colorado and Washington vote to legalise marijuana

Colorado and Washington have became the first US states to legalise the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law.

News • 07 Nov 12