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Firefighters are working to contain the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires, which are the biggest fires threatening the Texas Panhandle. They are 15% and 60% contained, respectively. However, officials say the public can misunderstand what fire “containment” means. Meghan Mahurin, public information officer for the Texas A&M Forest Service, said containment does not equal … Read more
A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns, where local officials spent the … Read more
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott … Read more
McAllen, Texas — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday is bringing his 2024 presidential campaign to the U.S.-Mexico border, where he is expected to tout the dramatic immigration restrictions he has vowed to enact if voters send him back to the White House. Trump, the frontrunner to win the Republican presidential nomination, will be hosted … Read more
Buc-ee’s founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, shown in 2019 at the Buc-ee’s in Katy announcing the collaboration of Buc-ee’s with the “Don’t Mess With Texas” program. Craig Moseley/Staff photographer Aplin will be replaced by Jeff Hildebrand, the chair and founder of Hilcorp Energy Company. The Buc-ee’s CEO served as the TPWC chairman for two years until Thursday, … Read more