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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jayme Lozano Carver

Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires

A plane prepares drops retardant on the Roughneck fire Sunday, March. 3, 2024, in Sanford, Texas.
A plane drops retardant on a 2024 Panhandle wildfire in Sanford. (Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)

LUBBOCK — A year after devastating wildfires engulfed the Panhandle, killing three people and burning millions of acres, Texas lawmakers have filed a slate of legislation aimed at mitigating the risks and damage of future blazes.

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