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The Smokehouse Creek fire tore through the Texas Panhandle early last year, burning over a million acres in just weeks. In the small town of Canadian, where the devastation was severe, residents say the heartbreak lingers and a full recovery could take years.

North, Central and West Texas are under a red-flag warning.

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, and recovery is ongoing.

About 150 animals will be flown to Fort Worth on Sunday to join their foster families here. They're being transferred to make room for pets displaced by wildfires.

The state's wildfire response team is on alert for possible wildfires in North Texas.

A lack of air support and ineffective coordination hurt efforts to contain this year's Panhandle fires, the committee said.

In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess vegetation has faced opposition from some private landowners.

At least $102 million dollars. That’s just an initial estimate of the hit Panhandle ranchers took after an outbreak of wildfires in late February — including the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history. Over three days this week, a panel of state lawmakers heard first-hand accounts from affected ranchers and investigators exploring the fire’s origins.

The electric provider in charge of the downed power poles that sparked the largest wildfire in Texas history told Texas lawmakers on Thursday that the company is accepting responsibility — but denying negligence — for circumstances that led to the fire.

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

Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up.