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Texas legislative committee to investigate cause of Panhandle wildfires

The panel of three lawmakers and two residents will also look at disaster preparedness.

Charred ground left by the Smokehouse Creek fire after the fire burned through Currie Smith’s ranch Sunday, March. 3, 2024, in Hemphill County, Texas.


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