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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra Martinez

Texans in the Panhandle recall towering smoke and darkened skies as wildfires crept near their towns

A car sits front of the burned the Rose Trailer Sales business on State Highway 136. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.
A car sits in front of the burned Rose Trailer Sales business on Texas Highway 136 on Thursday. Residents have been working to recover from the wildfires devastating parts of the Texas Panhandle. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

MIAMI, Texas — As Roberts County Judge Mitchell Locke worked to make sure everyone evacuated safely from the spreading fires threatening his town, he and two other officials decided to stay put.

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