A large wildfire has prompted evacuations near Bastrop in Central Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he is sending state-issued firefighting resources across Texas to combat increased wildfire threats. The announcement was made in a media release Wednesday.

A special legislative committee is investigating what caused the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history.

Texas A&M Forest Service is on alert as weather conditions could produce large wildfires as critical weather conditions threaten the Panhandle and Southwest Texas.

Officials in Texas say power lines ignited deadly wildfires across the state’s Panhandle region that destroyed homes and livestock and left a charred landscape last week.

Firefighters continue to battle the monster Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle on Sunday and a new fire is threatening another small community in the region.

Get the latest updates as firefighters continue battling massive fires that have burned more than 1 million acres.

The largest wildfire ever to burn in the State of Texas continues its path of destruction across the Texas Panhandle.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire is already the second largest wildfire to ever burn in the state of Texas. By the end of Thursday, it could be the largest ever recorded.

Over 850,000 acres have gone up in flames in the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire.To give some perspective, that’s twice the size of Houston.

The panhandle is still burning Wednesday as the state deals with the second largest wildfire in Texas history.

Wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle have been growing at a staggering rate, resulting in widespread evacuations.

The burn ban for unincorporated Harris County was lifted on Tuesday, according to Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones.

As the state’s wildfire season continues, rural fire departments and their volunteers are strained to keep up with hundreds of fires.

The Walker County Office of Emergency Management said a major fire is currently burning on a road in the northern part of the county.

Texas A&M Forest Service issued a plea to the public on Tuesday, saying that a helicopter delivering water to the 150-acre Barth Fire in Caldwell County almost collided with a drone that came within feet of the aircraft on Friday.

At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1. The governor’s disaster declaration allows included counties to access state resources to fight wildfires.

The number of acres burned this year is dramatically lower compared to 2022. But a rash of new fires have put state and local officials on edge.

Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the State Wildfire Preparedness level to Level 4 due to the recent increase in wildfire activity across the state and the growing potential for wildfires to become more severe, making them harder to control.

Two firefighters who were injured while battling a wildfire in San Jacinto County Wednesday have been released from the hospital.

A wildfire in San Jacinto County has spread over 150 acres, the Texas A&M Forest Service said Wednesday.

More than one dozen counties in our area are affected.

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The weather is cooler in Houston, which means leaves are changing their color and falling off the trees.

A summer without significant rain could lead to an autumn without significant fall colors, the Texas A&M Forest Service warned Tuesday.

A pilot is injured after a plane crashed in Lake Livingston Tuesday afternoon while responding to wildfires in Polk County.

At least 16 homes have been destroyed and another five damaged as a two-day-old wildfire remained on the move near Glen Rose in North Texas.

Climate change is here. We want to document where its effects are being felt in Texas, how communities are adapting and what government officials should do to help.

Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought.

Fire crews in Central Texas are struggling to contain massive, windswept wildfires that have burned homes, destroyed a church and left a local sheriff’s deputy dead.

Firefighters are mopping up a Central Texas wildfire after holding in check for a day with no structures reported damaged or persons injured.

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Governor Greg Abbott Friday placed several resources on standby in preperation for severe storms expected across Texas this weekend.

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