From bustling cities to small towns, beaches to mountains, Texas is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered. Here are ...

Just after the one-year anniversary of the largest wildfire in Texas history — the Smokehouse Creek Fire - state lawmakers are working to take steps to ensure such a fire never happens again.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives ... This time last year, Texans living in the Panhandle saw the Smokehouse Creek Fire grow to become the largest in the state's recorded ...

A year earlier and almost 500 miles to the northwest, Texas’ Smokehouse Creek Fire ate up more than a million acres in the Panhandle, marking the largest wildfire in the state’s history.

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...

This includes the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which became the largest fire in Texas history and ignited after a decayed power pole snapped and landed in dry grass, according to the report. King’s ...

LUBBOCK — The Texas House gave initial approval Tuesday to a set of bills aimed at mitigating wildfire risks and improving the state’s response to emergencies. The bills, filed by Ken King ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Senate Committee on Water ... in an investigation conducted in the months following the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the most destructive fire in the state’s history.

In a remote corner of Northeast Texas, right where the Panhandle meets the rolling plains, is a more-than 14,000-acre ranch for raising livestock and hunting that has remained in the same family ...

Marshall, Texas (KETK)- East Texas Live hit the road to Marshall last Friday to check out Bear Creek Smokehouse to see why people say its one of the best BBQ spots in the Pineywoods. “Its the only BBQ ...

Since making our Top 50 list in 2013, Miller’s Smokehouse, in Belton, has transformed from its humble beginnings. The business moved from a small storefront to a more prominent location in the ...

Track wildfire activity across the state with this interactive map. Description: The Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance in San Jacinto County on the Pauline Road Fire ...