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‘Largest and most destructive’ wildfire disaster in Texas torches 1m acres

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Abnormally warm temperatures, dry grasses and strong winds are helping to drive almost two dozen wildfires ripping across the west Texas panhandle, ...

Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations as wildfires spread through Panhandle

U.S.
Amanda Smith

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — Rapidly moving Texas wildfires Tuesday prompted evacuation orders in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as ...

Powerful solar storm brings the Northern Lights to Texas

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Wesley Luginbyhl, a storm and landscape photographer, photographed the Northern Lights at from the small, rural town of Vega, Texas. It’s the third ...

Three-decade death row inmate Brent Brewer to face execution for murder

U.S.
Amanda Smith

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