The following is a list of events of the year 2020 in Texas.
Incumbents State government Governor: Greg Abbott (R) Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick (R) Attorney General: Ken Paxton (R) Comptroller: Glenn Hegar (R) Land Commissioner: George P. Bush (R) Agriculture Commissioner: Sid Miller (R) Railroad Commissioners: Christi Craddick (R), Wayne Christian (R), and Ryan Sitton (R)
City governments Mayor of Houston: Sylvester Turner (D) Mayor of San Antonio: Ron Nirenberg (I) Mayor of Dallas: Eric Johnson (R) Mayor of Austin: Steve Adler (D) Mayor of Fort Worth: Betsy Price (R) (until 15 July), Mattie Parker (R) (starting 15 July) Mayor of El Paso: Dee Margo (R) Mayor of Arlington: Jim Ross (N/A) Mayor of Corpus Christi: Joe McComb Mayor of Plano: Harry LaRosiliere (R) Mayor of Lubbock: Daniel Manning Pope (R)
Elections
Events January 16 – Killer nurse Genene Jones is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a baby boy in San Antonio in 1981. The new conviction came as a result of attempts to prevent Jones from leaving prison. January 17 – Winter Storm Jacob: Widespread snowfall and freezing rain across the Midwest leads to travel disruption, with rare snowfall being recorded on the Texas Panhandle. January 24 – 2020 Houston explosion: Two people are killed and 18 injured in a warehouse explosion in Houston. February 3 – A shooting at a dormitory at Texas A&M University–Commerce, leaves two dead and one wounded. February 5 – Winter Storm Kade brings heavy snowfall to much of the United States, with 14 inches of snow recorded as far south as Texas. April 26 – A survivor of the terrorist mass shooting that occurred at El Paso in August 2019 dies after nine months of hospitalization, raising the death toll to 23. May 21 – Naval Air Station Corpus Christi attack: A motorist opens fire and attempts to breach the perimeter of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, injuring a security guard, before being shot and killed. FBI officials determine the incident to be terrorism-related and say a second person of interest may be at large. The shooter is later identified as a Syria-born man who expressed support for ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. May 29 – In Houston, at least 137 people are arrested, eight police officers are hospitalized, and 16 police vehicles are vandalized in a riot. A SpaceX Starship prototype (SN4) is destroyed in a large explosion during static fire testing at the SpaceX South Texas Launch Site. June 3 – Texas State University President Denise Trauth announces on social media that a 20-year-old African-American student protestor, Justin Howell, had been critically injured by a bean bag round fired by Austin police on Sunday. Police maintain that Howell was not the intended target. September 4 – Five people die in Texas during Hurricane Laura. September 17 – Texas governor Greg Abbott eases COVID-19 restrictions on retail stores, gyms, and restaurants. Bars, however, remain closed. October 10 – Over 700,000 power outages are reported in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi due to Hurricane Delta.
See also 2020 in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
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