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Beau Moreno, a captain with the Houston Fire Department, said at one point they sifted through the ashes to help families look for their belongings. HOUSTON — Several crews are back home after they battled the historic and deadly wildfires in the Texas panhadnle. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County burned more than one million acres for nearly three weeks. Texas A&M Forest Service announced it was 100% over the weekend. It is now the…

Cold winter morning, with rain on the window looking out at the sunrise. MirageC/Getty Images Rain just continues to fall and Sunday morning, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day will be no different, according to the National Weather Service. Although the area may be on what looks to be the tail end of storms, it doesn’t mean we are completely out of the woods yet. The San Antonio area is looking to be gloomy for a bit…

A view of the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle from a plane on February 28, 2024.  Courtesy of Wayne Stamps LUBBOCK — There are burned spots on Jay O’Brien’s ranch outside Stinnett that predate the Smokehouse Creek fire. Over the last several months, small fires — ones that weren’t pushed by strong winds or grew out of control — scarred his pastures about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo. “It does not get easier,” O’Brien said….

A lightning storm confronts drivers on IH-10 West near Huebner Road during rush hour on July 19, 2011.TOM REEL Update: Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. Thousands of Texas residents are starting to see power outages as storms roll in through the Lone Star State. Many of those affected are in North Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth. According to Oncor, a power outage website, over 1,500 customers are without power. The threat for severe weather…

An aerial view of burnt area after a wildfire in Stinnett, Texas on March 1, 2024. At least 2 dead as largest wildfire in state history tears through Texas Panhandle.  Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images Xcel Energy on Thursday acknowledged its involvement in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started last week and quickly became the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 1 million acres. “Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its facilities…

Hay and fuel are among the most needed items by farmers and ranchers, according to Texans on Mission’s Randall Gardner. SAN ANTONIO — More than 50 volunteers with a Dallas-based non-profit are providing help, hope and healing to wildfire-devastated communities in the Texas Panhandle. Texans on Mission, historically known as Texas Baptist Men, has teams in Fritch, one of the cities ravaged by a series of wildfires. The Smokehouse Creek Fire is the largest fire…

Hay and fuel are among the most needed items by farmers and ranchers, according to Texans on Mission’s Randall Gardner. SAN ANTONIO — More than 50 volunteers with a Dallas-based non-profit are providing help, hope and healing to wildfire-devastated communities in the Texas Panhandle. Texans on Mission, historically known as Texas Baptist Men, has teams in Fritch, one of the cities ravaged by a series of wildfires. The Smokehouse Creek Fire is the largest fire…

In some cities, especially those in the South and Southwest, booming newer areas co-exist uneasily with poorer zones, creating what the Economic Innovation Group terms “spatial inequality.” San Antonio was ranked as the most spatially unequal city in the country by the study.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News It’s been a relatively dry and warm week in San Antonio despite a slight uptick in rain chances at the start of the week. However, all that could…

The wildfires in the Texas panhandle have spread to more than 1.25 million acres. More resources are being deployed this week. DALLAS — From First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch, Texas, a command center is set up to help families that are impacted by the wildfires in the panhandle. Rupert Robbins is the associate director for disaster relief with Texans on Mission, formerly known as Texas Baptist Men. He said, “We’re seeing a lot of…

Firefighters were focused on containing the fire along its northern and eastern perimeter, where aggressive gusts from the southwest threatened to spread the flames. STINNETT, Texas — Firefighters in Texas faced rising temperatures, whipped-up winds and dry air Saturday in their battle to keep the largest wildfire in state history from turning more of the Panhandle into a parched wasteland. Firefighters were focused on containing the fire along its northern and eastern perimeter, where aggressive…

“Our hearts go out to all those impacted by this disaster,” H-E-B Group VP of Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs Winell Herron said. TEXAS, USA — H-E-B on Saturday announced that it, along with Chairman Charles Butt, has committed a total of $1 million to wildfire recovery efforts in the Texas Panhandle. According to the store, Butt donated $500,000 to the State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund (STAR), a fund that supports agricultural workers…

While most firefighters are battling flames, Assistant Boerne Fire Chief, Walter Ball, has the role of protecting crews on the front lines. SAN ANTONIO — A wildfire growing in the Texas Panhandle is now the largest in state history. At least two people have died in the raging inferno. Its path of destruction is now larger than the size of Rhode Island. The Smokehouse Creek Fire alone has torched more than 1 million acres. As…

The Turkey Track Ranch owners estimated that 80% of their pastures, plains and creek bottom vegetation has been burned by fire. CANADIAN, Texas — An historic Texas ranch that’s currently up for sale for $180 million was among those badly burned by the sprawling wildfires in the Panhandle. The owners of the Turkey Track Ranch said they were “heartbroken by this devastating fire,” both on their property and the surrounding areas, according to a statement…

The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns. (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Authorities warned that the damage to communities on the high plains could be extensive. The largest…

click to enlarge Screenshot from Texas A&M Forest Service video Wildfires have erupted in the Texas Panhandle this week. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LUBBOCK — Firefighters are still working to extinguish five raging wildfires in the Texas Panhandle that have already collectively burned nearly 575,000 acres, an amount of land that’s roughly 40% larger than Houston, the…