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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jayme Lozano Carver

A year after Texas’ largest wildfire, Panhandle residents tugged between hope and anxiety

Remelle Farrar stands over the rubble of Lake Marvin's Lodge which was burned down in the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire in Canadian, Texas, Feb. 7, 2025.
Remelle Farrar stands over the rubble at the Lake Marvin Lodge near the Panhandle town of Canadian on Feb. 7, 2025. The lodge was burned down in the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire. (Credit: Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribune)

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