Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report May 8, 2024 By JAYME LOZANO CARVER, The Texas Tribune A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the...
West Texas Ranchers Face Losses After Historic Wildfires March 21, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune There are burned spots on Jay O’Brien’s ranch outside Stinnett that predate the Smokehouse Creek fire. Over the last several...
Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out March 11, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Rachel Graf Xcel Energy Inc. will likely be wrangling for years with the legal fallout from the wildfires burning through the Texas...
Xcel Says Its Equipment Likely Involved in Huge Texas Blaze March 7, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Will Wade Xcel Energy Inc. acknowledged that its equipment was likely involved in igniting the worst wildfire in Texas history. But the...
Texas Utility Pole at Center of Wildfire Suit Was Marked Unsafe to Climb March 7, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Josh Saul The toppled utility pole that Xcel Energy Inc. has been asked to preserve as potential evidence was inspected and marked...
Xcel Energy Is Sued Over Worst Wildfire in Texas History March 4, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Jef Feeley A unit of Xcel Energy Inc. was sued over claims that broken power equipment started the worst wildfire in Texas...
Texas Wildfire Destroys 75 Homes May 13, 2014 Emergency officials say about 75 homes are destroyed and hundreds of people have evacuated the area after a wildfire burned...